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JUG-AFRICA is an umbrella Group for Java User Groups located on the continent of Africa.The idea behind JUG-AFRICA is to allow JUGs located within Africa to collaborate globally in ways that will ultimately benefit Java developer communities locally.
Website: http://jug-africa.dev.java.net
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Latest Activity: May 7, 2018
Every Java developer, in fact every software developer should have the opportunity to attend a technical conference every year or so. Increasingly, software conferences like Java One (now Code One) are becoming more broad and including multiple technologies. Ian Darwin is now publishing a great calendar of Java-related conferences. Here's the link: …Continue
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Started by Michael Levin May 7, 2018.
Hey, do you know that there's a shiny, new JUG-Africa portal on the Oracle Community site? Check it out here: https://community.oracle.com/groups/jug-africa-social-groupHé, savez-vous qu'il ya un , nouveau portail brillant JUG - Afrique sur le site Oracle Community ? Check it out ici:…Continue
Started by Michael Levin Nov 18, 2015.
If you're a JUG member, the JavaOne event team wants you to know there's a special discount for you:"We are offering our JUG’s a special discount for the month of June to register for JavaOne 2014. The discount will provide an additional $200 savings off the current Early Bird price of $1,650. This gives a total savings of $600 off the on-site price.JUG members should use the code DJU4.Continue
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Started by Michael Levin Jun 5, 2014.
Check out these cool submissions to the Africa Android Challenge:http://www.androidchallenge.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49The Africa Android Challenge is an opportunity to discover the best developers and Android experts on the African continent. The…Continue
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Started by Michael Levin Mar 19, 2012.
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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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This week's Java roundup for January 19th, 2026, features news highlighting: JEP 527, Post-Quantum Hybrid Key Exchange for TLS 1.3, targeted for JDK 27; GlassFish Grizzly 5.0; the quarterly release of the Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) Advisory; the January 2026 edition of the Payara Platform; and maintenance releases of Liberica JDK, GraalVM, OpenXava and Ktor.
By Michael Redlich
OpenAI and Anthropic have announced new healthcare-oriented AI offerings that extend their models beyond general conversational use and into regulated clinical and life sciences environments. Both releases emphasize technical integration, interoperability, and governance, reflecting a shift toward AI systems designed to operate directly within existing healthcare infrastructure.
By Robert Krzaczyński
Friction is the invisible current that sinks every transformation. Friction isn’t one thing, – it’s systemic. Relationships produce friction: between the people, teams and technology. The fix isn’t Kubernetes, the Cloud or AI. The fix is changing our patterns of thinking, communicating, and organizing.
By Cat Morris, Diana Montalion
Cedar, an open-source policy language architected by AWS, has joined the CNCF as a Sandbox project. Designed for fine-grained application permissions, it decouples access control from code using a verifiable, high-performance policy engine. Cedar supports RBAC, ABAC, and ReBAC, offering a secure, analyzable alternative to general-purpose tools like OPA.
By Mark Silvester
Guilherme Carreiro discusses the architecture behind Shopify’s theme system, focusing on balancing extreme customizability with platform stability. He explains how they leverage Liquid as a safe DSL, optimize performance via native extensions (Rust/C), and use JSON schemas to bridge the gap between developers and merchants.
By Guilherme Carreiro
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