Codetown ::: a software developer's community
Time: March 2, 2009 to March 6, 2009
Location: Mindview HQ
City/Town: Crested Butte, CO
Website or Map: http://www.mindviewinc.com/Co…
Event Type: conference
Organized By: Mindview, Inc
Latest Activity: Feb 9, 2009
The JavaPosse Roundup is a small gathering of Java codeslingers in a mountain town called Crested Butte, way out West in Colorado. Your hosts are The Java Posse and Bruce Eckel. Join them and explore the latest developments in Java and software development in general.
The JavaPosse have a podcast you'll enjoy - look for them on iTunes or at the JavaPosse website at http://www.javaposse.com/
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.
Created by Michael Levin Dec 18, 2008 at 6:56pm. Last updated by Michael Levin May 4, 2018.
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