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The Definitive Guide to JythonThis just in: The Definitive Guide to Jython: Python for the Java Platform is finally available! Jython is an open source implementatio… Started by Michael Levin |
0 | Aug 19, 2009 |
Programming in Scala Book is out!You may get an e-copy at a pretty low price. Check it out at http://www.artima.com/shop/programming_in_scala Have fun! -Z Started by Zemian Deng |
0 | Nov 22, 2008 |
Scala 2.7.2.final release is out!In case you missed it, the new release marks a important date for them. Besides few big features and bugs fixes added, this release will ma… Started by Zemian Deng |
0 | Nov 14, 2008 |
Using scala scripts to check Java jar filesHere I attached two scripts that might help you working with jar files. Have you tried to verify that a Class must exists in a lib directo… Started by Zemian Deng |
0 | Sep 11, 2008 |
Scala Example: a simple cat commandHi, Here is a simple Scala script that prints or concatenates text files: //file: cat.scala import java.io._ val files = args for(f <-… Started by Zemian Deng |
0 | Aug 29, 2008 |
A super rich Java String with ScalaFor the longest time I wish Java support HEREDOC kind of string construct like in Perl and other. This seems to be extremely useful when yo… Started by Zemian Deng |
0 | Aug 23, 2008 |
Sweet-0.0.1 is outI am excited to announce the first stable release of sweet. There are great samples including database access out here: http://code.google.… Started by Zemian Deng |
0 | Aug 5, 2008 |
SweetScala indeedHello everyone, I have started a Scala web framework project at http://code.google.com/p/sweetscala. It's still young, but the distributio… Started by Zemian Deng |
0 | Jul 22, 2008 |
Scala on JVM is pretty sweetI have been studying the Scala language for the last several months, and I found it very attractive. Not only it can run on JVM and use any… Started by Zemian Deng |
0 | Jul 16, 2008 |
Sample Store Catalog using using Groovy and Grails and the Java Persistence API on Glassfish with MySQLI modified this Groovy and Grails Catalog Sample application to use JPA entity java classes instead of Groovy domain classes. I followed th… Started by Carol McDonald |
0 | Jul 15, 2008 |
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Modern cloud deployments involve many tools with different lifecycles, creating a heavy burden on engineers. The Kubernetes ecosystem offers a unified Control Plane approach. Sharing best practices through tech talks and inner-source collaboration can create an engaged community and drive adoption.
By Ben Linders
Spencer Judge discusses the architectural pattern of building a shared core in Rust with language-specific layers on top. Drawing from his work on Temporal's SDKs, he shares lessons on navigating FFI boundaries, bridging async concepts, and managing memory safely. He explains the limitations of native extensions and how emerging tech like WebAssembly can streamline cross-language architecture.
By Spencer Judge
Cloudflare released the Cloudflare One stack, an open-source library of agent skills for planning, deploying, and managing Zero Trust environments. The skills include automated migration logic for Zscaler and Palo Alto Networks, the same logic used in Cloudflare's Descaler program that has moved enterprise customers in hours rather than months.
By Steef-Jan Wiggers
Slack has outlined how its AI serving infrastructure evolved through four distinct phases, moving from a self-managed Amazon SageMaker deployment to a multi-cloud architecture spanning AWS Bedrock and Google Cloud Vertex AI.
By Matt Foster
Grab's security team built Palana, a Kubernetes-native secure execution platform, to run autonomous AI agents safely. Unlike deterministic software, model-driven agents exhibit unpredictable tool-use, code-writing, and prompt injection risks. Palana contains these threats at the infrastructure level using isolated namespaces, out-of-process control planes, and proxy-mediated, Vault-backed secrets.
By Patrick Farry
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