Codetown ::: a software developer's community
Tags:
It's a good book, especially for community leaders. In fact, if you like the book you might want to join Jono and about 200 other community leaders for the Community Leadership Summit. This free un-conference runs every year the weekend prior to OSCON. I attended for the first time last year and really enjoyed myself.
Jeff
Thanks, Jeff - between the Community Leadership Summit, OSCON and Open Source Bridge, I may as well move to Portland. Oh well, there's always Portlandia. Yes, the Community Leaders Summit looks like a good conference. Thanks.
And, thanks for inspiring me to take a second look at this book. I just picked it up again and read "The Building Blocks of Building Buzz", which I find to be the greatest reward of being part of an online community. People love to contribute when they feel comfortable enough to actually engage. Do you find yourself agreeing with Jono's approaches in this book and sometimes saying "Hey, I do that when I build communities"?
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.
Check out the Codetown Jobs group.
Microsoft has released the A2A .NET SDK, a new developer toolkit that enables building AI agents capable of communicating and collaborating using the Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol. With support for both client and server roles, the SDK allows .NET-based agents to interact with others across ecosystems, regardless of the underlying technology.
By Robert KrzaczyńskiThe speakers explain Stripe's successful approach to refactoring stubborn Ruby monoliths. They detail how centralizing migrations with a "point of leverage" (e.g., Sorbet for type checking) and "good ratchets" (local, incremental, actionable progress enforcers) tackles issues like modularity and tech debt. They share lessons on improving developer experience, code quality, and maintainability.
By Jake Zimmerman, Getty RitterIn this episode, Thomas Betts speaks with Ian Miell about how the financial aspects of a business affect how software is designed and built. If Conway’s Law says organizational structures determine the software design, then following the money helps us understand why those organization structures exist, and ultimately whether software will be successful in achieving its goals.
By Ian MiellOpenAI has introduced Study Mode in ChatGPT, a feature intended to guide users through problems in a step-by-step manner rather than supplying immediate answers. It uses interactive prompts, structured responses, and follow-up questions to encourage active engagement and support comprehension.
By Robert KrzaczyńskiDiscover TypeScript 5.9, enhancing developer experience with new features like deferred imports, streamlined project setup, and expandable hover previews. With performance optimizations and support for Node.js v20, this exciting update simplifies configurations and boosts productivity, making TypeScript even more powerful for building scalable applications.
By Daniel Curtis
© 2025 Created by Michael Levin.
Powered by