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Notes from JCertif, in Brazzaville, Republic of CongoI've blogged a lot about this place and why I am here, so I'll summarize (read www.facebook.com/mikelevin http://jroller.com/Sandymountste… Started by Michael Levin |
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Sample Application using JSF, Spring 2.5, and Java Persistence APIsThis Sample Store Catalog app demonstrates the usage of JavaServer Faces, the new Java Persistence APIs, and Spring 2.5 http://weblogs.java… Started by Carol McDonald |
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Getting started with SpringMVC easilyHello SpringMVC folks, Many times I wanted to jump start a quick spring based webapp to either test out some test cases, or helping someone… Started by Zemian Deng |
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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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Alex Seaton discusses the architecture of ArcticDB, a high-performance Python/C++ library that replaces traditional database servers with a thick-client model. He explains how to achieve atomicity on object storage through bottom-up writes and shares deep insights into conflict-free replicated data types (CRDTs). He also explores the pitfalls of clock drift and distributed locking.
By Alex Seaton
Meta applies large language models to mutation testing through its Automated Compliance Hardening system, generating targeted mutants and tests to improve compliance coverage, reduce overhead, and detect privacy and safety risks. The approach supports scalable, LLM-driven test generation and continuous compliance across Meta’s platforms.
By Leela Kumili
DeepSeek released DeepSeek-V3.2, a family of open-source reasoning and agentic AI models. The high compute version, DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale, performs better than GPT-5 and comparably to Gemini-3.0-Pro on several reasoning benchmarks.
By Anthony Alford
Slack's engineering team has published an in-depth look at recent improvements to its Chef-based configuration management system, aimed at making deployments safer and more resilient without disrupting existing workflows.
By Craig RisiIn this end-of-year panel, the InfoQ podcast hosts reflect on AI’s impact on software delivery, the growing importance of sociotechnical systems, evolving cloud realities, and what 2026 may bring.
By Daniel Bryant, Renato Losio, Srini Penchikala, Thomas Betts, Shane Hastie
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