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Mavrick OSHello Just a little food for thought... If you use the new Mavrick OS on a MAC do you like it? or hate it? Why and Why not? I would like to… Started by Jack Stripe |
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Apr 4, 2014 Reply by Michael Levin |
Does anyone have experience with the Paypal Sandbox?I'm doing some Paypal work using Ruby on Rails, with test accounts in the 'sandbox', the area that duplicates the functionality of Paypal b… Started by Kevin Neelands |
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OJUG Meeting 6/23I just wanted to thank everyone that attended - it was nice to speak with everyone and I hope you found the information to be helpful and u… Started by Beth Nieman |
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Why aren't more of us using JUnit?We know testing works. We know unit testing is key. We know it's best to do test driven development. Why don't we do more of it? Is is lack… Started by Michael Levin |
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Group games for the iPhone or iPadA co-worker is working with a group that is using technology devices(iPads) to help better connect some “at-risk” kids with the world of… Started by Dan Lackey |
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Dual Monitors and the repaint() in JAVA?Hello all, I am “very” new to Java and fairly new to programming in general. I have been reading the “Head First Java” book and while doin… Started by Steve Wininger |
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Some Java Concurrency TipsSome Java Concurrency Tips a review of some concurrency tips from Joshua Bloch, Brian Goetz and others. http://www.dzone.com/links/some_jav… Started by Carol McDonald |
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The RIAA literally owns Jammie Thomas-Rasset (a copyright discussion for tech pros)A jury of Jammie Thomas-Rasset's peers just levied a $1,920,000 fine against the young mother of 4 for sharing 24 songs on Kazaa. The defe… Started by Sadien Intellectual Property |
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New Opera Unite: Are they kidding?I'm glad to see Opera working to grow, and try new things... However, from what I am reading about this new product... nothing about what… Started by Sadien Intellectual Property |
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Pirate Party: Are Americans losing something in translation here?A Sadien.com Editorial I've seen this story about the "EU Pirate Party" floating around for several days now. Piracy is bad. No question… Started by Sadien Intellectual Property |
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AWS has announced the general availability of DevOps Agent, a generative AI–powered assistant designed to help developers and operators troubleshoot issues, analyze deployments, and automate operational tasks across AWS environments.
By Renato Losio
Pulumi has announced that Bun is now a fully supported runtime for Pulumi, going beyond its previous role as merely a package manager option. With the new release of Pulumi 3.227.0, developers can set runtime: bun in their Pulumi.yaml and have Bun execute their entire infrastructure program, with no Node.js installation required.
By Claudio Masolo
Effect v4 beta, a TypeScript framework for building applications, features a complete rewrite of its core fiber runtime, offering reduced memory usage and smaller bundle sizes. The new release consolidates ecosystem packages under a single version number and introduces unstable modules for rapid feature development. Migration guides are available for users transitioning from v3 to v4.
By Daniel Curtis
The C++26 standard draft is now complete, reports Herb Sutter, long-time C++ expert and former chair of the ISO C++ standards committee. The finalized draft introduces reflection, enhances memory safety without requiring code rewrites, adds contracts with preconditions and postconditions alongside a new assertion statement, and establishes a unified framework for concurrency and parallelism.
By Sergio De Simone
Meta introduces Just-in-Time (JiT) testing, a dynamic approach that generates tests during code review instead of relying on static test suites. The system improves bug detection by ~4x in AI-assisted development using LLMs, mutation testing, and intent-aware workflows like Dodgy Diff. It reflects a shift toward change-aware, AI-driven software testing in agentic development environments
By Leela Kumili
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