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Santafe CollegeSantafe just added a new BAS bachelor's program of study. 5651 Programming Started by Dan Lackey |
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Feb 15, 2016 Reply by Michael Levin |
Using SQL with Node,.jsAll the tutorials and books for node.js seem to use Mongo as the database. I am not sold on 'document' databases and would like to know ho… Started by Kevin Neelands |
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Nov 10, 2015 Reply by Lou Caudell |
The advantages of a RESTfull web-based APII need to get a better handle on the advantages of a RESTful web-based API. People tell me they scale better than other methods, but I don… Started by Kevin Neelands |
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Oct 25, 2015 Reply by Kevin Neelands |
Just compiled Apache HTTPD for Android Using Custom ToolchainPretty heady stuff but now you should be able to run a full apache server on your device. Currently requires root access to copy it to exec… Started by Jackie Gleason |
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NapsterI just listened to the Napster story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p004t1hd Raises points, issues and very cogent talk with founder… Started by Michael Levin |
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OSCONOSCON is an open source conference. http://www.oscon.com/oscon2010 It starts next week in Portland, OR. I'll be there, so please look me up… Started by Michael Levin |
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My Adobe AIR Marketplace Offering Approved!I just got word from Adobe AIR Marketplace that my AIR application, Debug.a.li.cious Console, has been approved and is ready to be download… Started by Matthew Zimmer |
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Can we have a "Other Languages On JVM" Group?I like to see a Scala Programming Group. Anyone interested in? Started by Zemian Deng |
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Jul 15, 2008 Reply by Michael Levin |
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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Spotify reports that AI-assisted development more than doubled monthly merged changes, prompting a review of quality and reliability controls across its engineering organization. The company describes changes to testing, observability, rollback capacity, workload prioritization, and automated maintenance as it adapts to higher software change volume.
By Leela Kumili
Erik Peterson discusses why AI spend is eclipsing cloud bills, triggering a major software engineering cost crisis. He explains tokenmaxxing, unit economics, forced developer promotions, and why fully autonomous AI will write, deploy, and govern code by 2028.
By Erik Peterson
In this podcast, Michael Stiefel spoke to Joy Ebertz about how the use of artificial intelligence is changing the way architects and developers do their jobs. Focusing on the long term success of the business is one of the most neglected tasks of an architect. This task becomes particularly important as the nature of artificial intelligence changes the landscape of software development.
By Joy Ebertz
Physical data layout is one of the most consequential decisions in lakehouse engineering. The author compares Liquid Clustering, ZOrdering, and partitioning across four workload types on Delta Lake, uncovering two undocumented failure modes that likely affect production systems today and offering a decision framework for choosing the right layout strategy.
By Kushal Kumar Vishwakarma
React 19.3 was released on September 9, introducing several features including the react-dom browser() API. This API allows components to opt out of server-side rendering, addressing issues with components that rely on client-specific data. It provides a cleaner solution for managing hydration mismatches and supports conditional data fetching, enhancing flexibility for developers.
By Daniel Curtis
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