Codetown ::: a software developer's community
Time: August 23, 2012 from 6pm to 9pm
Event Type: meeting
Organized By: Michael Levin
Latest Activity: Aug 23, 2012
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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