Codetown ::: a software developer's community
April 8, 2015 from 6pm to 8pm – Santa Fe College Rm S326 See you next month - be sure to mark your calendars and invite your friends and colleagues to the next GatorJUG featuring Tim Lord of Slashdot! Next month, May 13, Tim Lord of Slashdot will tell us… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: jug
April 23, 2015 from 6pm to 8pm – Eden Bar We have a special guest speaker. Chris Schaefer of Sarasota Software Engineers (fmrly SunJUG) will give a talk! Experiences Leading a User Group Abstract User groups are a great way to get out and… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: jug, meeting
August 20, 2015 from 6pm to 8pm – DeVry University This month we have a special guest: Carol McDonald will join us and give a presentation on Apache Spark! And, we're backing up our usual meeting day to the third Thursday instead of the fourth Thurs… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: jug, meeting
August 20, 2015 from 6pm to 8pm – DeVry University This month we're going to have a combined meeting with the OrlandoJUG in Orlando. Carol McDonald will join us and give a presentation on Apache Spark. You won't want to miss it! Here are the details:… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: jug, meeting
January 13, 2016 from 6pm to 9pm – Santa Fe Community College Room S-317 Hello and welcome to GatorJUG! This will be our first meeting of 2016. Our sponsor is Cambridge Web Design. There's a lot going on in the Java world these days. JavaOne was a blast. So many topic… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: jug, meeting
January 28, 2016 from 6pm to 9pm – DeVry University - new location! Hello OrlandoJUG! This will be our first meeting of 2016! DeVry has moved and can host us after all! The new address is: DeVry University 7352 Greenbrier Parkway Room 103 Orlando FL 32819 We hav… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: jug, meeting
April 13, 2016 from 6pm to 8pm – First Magnitude Brewing Company Good news! Ben King (Keep It Simple Tech) keeps an eye on his app....on his watch. His company, Keep It Simple Tech launched app ABC, Always Be in Contact recently. It's cool! Try it out. How d… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: jug
February 8, 2017 from 6pm to 8:30pm – Santa Fe College, S-317 Let's catch up and see what's new in our software development world. This will be a casual meeting. We will meet at our favorite spot: Santa Fe College, Building S, room 317. Right next to the bookst… Organized by Michael Levin and Dan Lackey | Type: jug
August 24, 2017 from 6pm to 9pm – Canvs Winter Park Hello Orlando Juggies! Adam Davis will give a presentation on Groovy at the groovy new Canvs Co-working space in Winter Park Thursday 8/24. If you'd like to be a pizza sponsor an… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: orlando, jug, meeting
January 22, 2019 from 6pm to 8pm – Starter Studio Howdy Java Enthusiasts! We have a great presentation coming up. Hope you can make it. Be sure to RSVP! You choose...we're making arrangements right now: "Reactive for the Impatient" (a survey… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: jug
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Codetown is a social network. It's got blogs, forums, groups, personal pages and more! You might think of Codetown as a funky camper van with lots of compartments for your stuff and a great multimedia system, too! Best of all, Codetown has room for all of your friends.
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Jim Gough discusses the transition from accidental architect to API program leader, explaining how to manage the complexity of secure API connectivity. He shares the Common Architecture Language Model (CALM), a framework designed to bridge the developer-security gap. By leveraging architecture patterns, engineering leaders can move from six-month review cycles to two-hour automated deployments.
By Jim Gough
Microsoft's Evals for Agent Interop is an open-source starter kit that enables developers to evaluate AI agents in realistic work scenarios. It features curated scenarios, datasets, and an evaluation harness to assess agent performance across tools like email and calendars.
By Edin Kapić
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By Leela Kumili
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By Almir Vuk
Thiago Ghisi explained how he guided managers and senior ICs to build a resilient leadership group beneath him in his talk Lessons from Growing Engineering Organizations at QCon London. Regular syncs, expectation calibration, and alignment on broader goals made leaders multipliers of culture and performance. Culture is what you do, not what you say.
By Ben Linders
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