Codetown ::: a software developer's community
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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In a thourough article, Tripadvisor iOS principal engineer Ben Sarrazin described their journey toward adopting The Composable Architecture (TCA) for their existing iOS app, moving away from the Model-View-ViewModel-Coordinator (MVVM-C) architecture.
By Sergio De SimoneAnthropic has launched Claude Code SDK, a new toolkit that extends the reach of its code assistant, Claude, far beyond the chat interface. Designed for integration into modern developer workflows, the SDK offers a suite of tools for TypeScript, Python, and the command line, enabling advanced automation of code review, refactoring, and transformation tasks.
By Robert KrzaczyńskiApple has migrated its global Password Monitoring service from Java to Swift, achieving a 40% increase in throughput and significantly reducing memory usage—freeing up nearly 50% of previously allocated Kubernetes capacity.
By Matt FosterCarl Lerche discusses Rust's potential as a productive language for building higher-level applications like web apps and backends, traditionally seen as performance-sensitive domains. He explains how Rust's quality benefits can translate to long-term productivity and shares practical tips and tricks for using Rust effectively.
By Carl LercheOn May 15, 2025, AWS announced a significant enhancement to its CodeBuild service: the Docker Server capability. This new feature allows developers to provision a dedicated and persistent Docker server within their CodeBuild projects, aiming to streamline and expedite the Docker image build process.
By Craig Risi
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