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Java 8 Resources to help you learn (thanks to Mattias Karlsson)Guess you know about all the resources and video cast Oracle providedat the Java 8 Launch site:http://www.oracle.com/events/us/en/java8/ind… Started by Michael Levin |
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Josh Bloch on Java and ProgrammingIn this interview, Google’s Josh Bloch shares his views on the open-source Java landscape as well as on the future of the Java language, in… Started by Michael Levin |
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JCertif is on! Rockin' in the Congo...JCertif is one of the first Java related conferences in the Republic of Congo, Brazzaville. Sponsored by AfricaJUG, CongoJUG, Oracle and… Started by Michael Levin |
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Java - Where to BeginI'm looking for suggestions on how I can get myself up to a reasonable level of competence in Java. What would you recommend? I'm open to… Started by Michael Levin |
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JSR Watch: Here’s to ProgressHere's an update from the Chair of the JCP and director of the JCP Program office: Patrick Curran http://java.ulitzer.com/node/965152 JS… Started by Michael Levin |
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Concurrent ProgrammingAre you doing much concurrent programming? I attended some of the concurrency talks at the NFJS conference and I'm using a mix of the old s… Started by Matt Weber |
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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.
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Cloudflare has recently announced new infrastructure designed to run large AI language models across its global network. As these models rely on costly hardware and must handle large volumes of incoming and outgoing text, Cloudflare separates the model's input processing and output generation onto different optimized systems.
By Renato Losio
DuckDB Labs recently released DuckLake 1.0, a data lake format that stores table metadata in a SQL database rather than across many files in object storage. The first implementation is available as a DuckDB extension and includes catalog-stored small updates, improved sorting and partitioning options, and compatibility with Iceberg-style data features.
By Renato Losio
JobRunr has introduced ClawRunr, an open-source Java AI agent for scheduled, recurring, and one-off background tasks. Formerly JavaClaw, it runs on users' hardware and combines conversational interaction with persistent task execution, MCP tools, browser automation, and web, Telegram, and Discord channels, while using JobRunr for scheduling, retries, and monitoring.
By Diogo Carleto
Confluent introduces a new approach in Apache Kafka that moves schema IDs from message payloads to record headers, aiming to simplify schema governance and evolution. The update integrates with Schema Registry, improves compatibility across serialization formats, and reduces coupling between data and metadata in event-driven architectures.
By Leela Kumili
Meta has unveiled a new AI-driven capacity efficiency platform that uses unified AI agents to automatically detect and resolve performance issues across its global infrastructure, marking a significant step toward self-optimizing systems at hyperscale.
By Craig Risi
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