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Java books for any libraryWhat books should be on the bookshelf of EVERY Java programmer, no matter what specific technologies they are working on?The two that come… Started by David Moskowitz in Java |
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Feb 8, 2019 Reply by sneha gulati |
Error trying to use FragmentI am new to Android. I have been working thru some examples in a book called Head First Android Development. I entered a small program u… Started by Robert Sobol in Java |
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Fragment Syntax ProblemMy name is Rob Sobol. I have been working through a book called Head First Android Development. I hit a syntax error in a simple exercise… Started by Robert Sobol in Java |
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Hadoop getting old?An article just came out in InfoWorld about trends, which is always an interesting subject. Funny, they said Hadoop wasn't hot. Spark is. I… Started by Michael Levin in Trends |
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What's functional programming, anyway?Can you believe people are still trying to come up with a good definition or explanation of what functional programming is? Paul Krill is a… Started by Michael Levin in Functional Programming |
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Santafe CollegeSantafe just added a new BAS bachelor's program of study. 5651 Programming Started by Dan Lackey in Dynamic Languages |
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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 in Dynamic Languages |
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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 in Dynamic Languages |
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Oct 25, 2015 Reply by Kevin Neelands |
Want a Job?Hi, Not sure if this is the appropriate place to post this sort of things (forgive me if its not). My company (really nice company btw) i… Started by Saad Laassel in Java |
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Oct 15, 2014 Reply by Theresa Wizorek-MacIntyre |
Storing Sensitive Data ( like SSNs )We might have to store Social Security Numbers. We REALLY don't want to do this in our own database, we'd like some external 'vault' servi… Started by Kevin Neelands in Java |
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May 7, 2014 Reply by Michael Levin |
Happy 10th year, JCertif!
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InfoQ Reading List
OpenAI Releases GPT-6 Astra for Coding and Computer Use
OpenAI has released GPT-6 Astra, a new model focused on coding, computer use, long-running agentic tasks, and cybersecurity, with availability across ChatGPT, Codex, and the OpenAI API.
By Daniel DominguezBeyond Autonomous Teams in Software Product Development
Autonomous teams are an article of faith in modern software development. The shape of our value determines what we can do; it determines our trade-offs between agency and coherence. We all have a purpose, and we all have agency to do something, hence the suggestion is moving from product focus to value center thinking.
By Ben LindersPresentation: Accelerating Performance by Incrementally Integrating Rust Into Existing Codebase
Lily Mara explains how to avoid high-risk software rewrites through incremental FFI refactoring. She shares how engineering teams can replace Python bottlenecks with Rust via PyO3, demonstrating how to achieve dramatic function-level speedups, seamless integration testing, and meaningful infrastructure cost savings without microservice overhead.
By Lily MaraArticle: When Spec-Driven Development Pays Off
AI coding assistants have become a core part of software development. AI-generated code has shown productivity gains, but it's also contributing to security weaknesses and familiar bug patterns. In this article, author Nitin Garg highlights the bottleneck has moved from code generation to code verification, and how to detect & mitigate it when the AI-generated behavior diverges from the intent.
By Nitin GargIETF Publishes RFC 10008, Adding the QUERY Method for Safe Requests With a Body
In June 2026, the IETF published RFC 10008, introducing the QUERY method to HTTP, the first new standard HTTP verb since 2010. QUERY enables developers to send richer query filters in the request body while maintaining cacheable, safe, and idempotent semantics. This addition addresses long-standing limitations with GET and POST methods, facilitating improved API interactions.
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