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Welcome to Codetown!
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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Article: Mocking gRPC in Spring Boot Microservice Integration Tests with WireMock
Mocking gRPC services allows you to validate gRPC integration code during your tests while avoiding common pitfalls such as unreliable sandboxes, version mismatches, and complex test data setup requirements. Learn how to use WireMock’s Spring Boot integration to mock gRPC services.
By Tom AkehurstPodcast: Technical Leadership: Building Powerful Solutions with Simplicity and Inclusion
In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Bhavani Vangala about creating powerful yet simple technology solutions, taking a balanced approach to AI tools, fostering inclusive team environments, and empowering women in tech leadership through focusing on strengths rather than societal constraints.
By Bhavani VangalaSpring Boot 3.5 Delivers Improved Configuration, Containers, and SSL, Shortens Free Support
Broadcom launched Spring Boot 3.5, improving configuration, containers, and SSL. The release has breaking configuration changes and gets only 13 months of free releases, but adds 72 months of paid ones. Related Spring releases are Spring AI, Spring Security, Spring for GraphQL, Spring Integration, and Spring Data. Spring Framework 7.0 and Spring Boot 4.0 start a new generation in November 2025.
By Karsten SilzPresentation: Taming the Configuration Beast with Pkl!
Dan Chao explains how Pkl streamlines infrastructure as code workflows. By defining schemas and constraints, Pkl enables robust configuration management, catching errors early and providing clear feedback. The demo showcases Pkl's ability to generate YAML for Kubernetes and its advantages over manual YAML complexity.
By Dan ChaoWhy We Should Care about Accessible Websites and How to Do It
Web accessibility ensures content is usable by people with disabilities. According to Joanna Falkowska it can give a competitive edge, improve SEO, and support basic human rights. She emphasizes using WCAG standard and making accessibility a shared team responsibility from the start of development, to prevent costly fixes later in the process.
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