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Android is an open Java-based platform to use for developing mobile apps. Do you believe mobile computing is the wave of the future? We do!
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Coroutine-First Android Architecture w/ Rick Busarow
Chicago Kotlin User Group x Android ListenersHosted at GrubHub, July 17Coroutines are the new hot stuff, and right now they’re being added to lots of libraries. But what if you don’t want to use an…Continue
Tags: coroutines, android, kotlin
Started by Amanda Hinchman-Dominguez Jul 20, 2019.
Android Class at Valencia College 3 Replies
We are having an Android App Development class at Valencia starting in August (East campus). It is COP 2660, and has a pre-requisite of COP2800 Java Programming, or permission of instructor. There…Continue
Tags: Education, Programming, Android
Started by Colin Archibald. Last reply by Jackie Gleason Jan 31, 2013.
Java applets on android tablets 1 Reply
Does anyone own one of the android java-based tablets? If you do, how does it compare to an iPad, and does it properly run java applets and applications? Do you need to install everything through a…Continue
Tags: applet, java, neelands, tablet, android
Started by Michael Levin. Last reply by Colin Archibald Sep 6, 2011.
Insanely Great Social Hooks and Innovation on this iPhone/Android App
EveryTrail impresses as a well thought out app with GPS, multimedia and social integration. Not only is it well coded and solid, but the marketing is to the point and clear as well. I like how they…Continue
Tags: mobile, objective-c, travel, iphone, gps
Started by Michael Levin Dec 13, 2010.
Gainesville Mobile Programming Group
Would it be an interest in a gainesville Mobile programming group? Idea is to include android, blackberry, iphone, palm, symbian, and anything else I missed.
Started by Mauricio Tavares Oct 27, 2010.
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Comment by Vladimir Vivien on May 27, 2009 at 7:51am
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Android started as a successful mobile platform. However, evidence is showing that Android has a bright future on other consumer electronic devices (laptops, multimedia devices, telecom, etc). It's a great platform and definitely has a future.
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Cloudflare Automates Salt Configuration Management Debugging, Reducing Release Delays
Cloudflare recently shared how it manages its huge global fleet with SaltStack (Salt). They discussed the engineering tasks needed for the "grain of sand" problem. This concern is about finding one configuration error among millions of state applications. Cloudflare’s Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team redesigned their configuration observability.
By Claudio MasoloPulumi Adds Native Support for Terraform and HCL
Pulumi now natively supports Terraform and HCL, enabling direct HCL execution and state management within Pulumi Cloud. Currently in private beta with a Q1 2026 release, the update aids migration from legacy tools. A new financial "escape hatch" offers credits for existing HashiCorp contracts, targeting teams affected by recent licensing shifts.
By Mark SilvesterCloudflare Introduces Aggregations in R2 SQL for Data Analytics
Cloudflare recently announced support for aggregations in R2 SQL, a new feature that lets developers run SQL queries on data stored in R2. This enhancement expands R2 SQL beyond basic filtering and makes it more useful for analytical workloads without requiring separate data warehouse tools.
By Renato LosioArkType Introduces ArkRegex with Type Safe Regular Expressions
Introducing ArkRegex: a revolutionary drop-in for JavaScript's RegExp that ensures type safety in regular expressions without runtime overhead. Seamlessly integrate with native features like capture groups and receive robust type inference, revolutionizing TypeScript development and eliminating runtime failures. Simplify regex with confidence—experience ArkRegex today!
By Daniel Curtis350PB, Millions of Events, One System: Inside Uber’s Cross-Region Data Lake and Disaster Recovery
Uber’s HiveSync is a sharded, cross-region batch replication system keeping Hive/HDFS data consistent across multiple regions. Handling 5M daily Hive events and 8PB of data replication, it uses event-driven jobs, hybrid RPC and DistCp strategies, DAG-based orchestration, and dynamic sharding, enabling disaster recovery, horizontal scaling, and 99.99% cross-region data accuracy.
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