Codetown ::: a software developer's community
Don't you think it's about time we started a JavaScript group? JavaScript has exploded. At this point, that's an understatement. We're going to focus on the whole JavaScript world here and subgroups will fall out later. HTML5, CSS, Node, Express, AngularJS, the list seems to go on forever. This is a work in progress, so stay tuned as we grow. Join this group to keep up with the latest content.
I was looking around for case studies about companies using Node and ran across this one. Uber's architecture involves Node. This discussion is a look at how the decisions were made to change the…Continue
Tags: js, javascript, codetown, node
Started by Michael Levin Jun 22, 2017.
If you're interested in Node.js, this is a great starting point. Ryan Dahl is the author. This is a video of his intro presentation.…Continue
Started by Michael Levin Feb 18, 2017.
You're going to love it here! Like minded people and a mind boggling assortment of…Continue
Tags: codetown, javascript
Started by Michael Levin Feb 18, 2016.
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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.
Created by Michael Levin Dec 18, 2008 at 6:56pm. Last updated by Michael Levin May 4, 2018.
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By Renato Losio
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By Craig Risi
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By Steef-Jan Wiggers
In this virtual panel, we'll focus on performance improvement through platform engineering and fostering developer experience, to increase productivity, quality, developer well-being, and more. We'll also explore the role that tech leadership can play in culture change and performance improvement for software development organizations.
By Ben Linders, Patrick Kua, Abby Bangser, Sarah Wells
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