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Bebo returns!Bebo has such an interesting story. It started about the same time as Facebook, became super popular, got sold to AOL and then to C Capital… Started by Michael Levin |
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Instagram's Business ModelInstagram is growing at a rate similar to Twitter. Pictures don't need translation. That's just one aspect of the new photo sharing paradig… Started by Michael Levin |
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Notes from JCertif, in Brazzaville, Republic of CongoBrazzaville, Republic of Congo I've blogged a lot about this place and why I am here, so I'll summarize (read www.facebook.com/mikelevin… 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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How To Track Google Analytics on a Forwarded DomainHow do you track Google Analytics on a forwarded domain? Started by Michael Levin |
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What tools you used to created your graphic design?Hi, Any Graphic Designer out here? I am curious to what's your primary program/tool to create your images and graphics. I like to know some… Started by Zemian Deng |
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RESTful Web Services and CometRick Palkovic and I have written an article about a Comet application which allows users to watch and chat about a slide show. The Applicat… Started by Carol McDonald |
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Java for Web DevelopmentDo you use Java for web development? If so, why? There are multiple choices when it comes to web development languages and frameworks inclu… Started by David T. Harris |
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a Dynamic Ajax table example using jMaki and RESTful Web ServicesThis Sample Catalog app demonstrates a RESTful Web Service, coded using JAX-RS: Java API for RESTful Web Services (JSR-311) and Java Persis… Started by Carol McDonald |
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A Comet Slideshow example using dojo, Comet, Bayeux, on GrizzlyThis Sample Slideshow app demonstrates the usage of the dojo Ajax framework, Comet, Bayeux, with Grizzly and Glassfish. http://weblogs.jav… Started by Carol McDonald |
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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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GitHub has launched Copilot CLI into general availability, bringing generative AI directly to the terminal. Integrated with the GitHub CLI, it offers natural language command suggestions and code explanations. Recent updates introduce "agentic" workflows with Autopilot mode and GPT-5.4 support, alongside new enterprise telemetry for tracking usage across development teams.
By Mark Silvester
The Etsy engineering team recently described how the company migrated its long-running MySQL sharding infrastructure to Vitess. The transition moved shard routing from Etsy’s internal systems to Vitess using vindexes, enabling capabilities such as resharding data and sharding previously unsharded tables.
By Renato Losio
Amir Langer discusses the evolution of latency reduction, from the Pony Express to modern hardware. He explains how separation of concerns - decoupling business logic from I/O - and tools like Aeron and the Disruptor achieve single-digit microsecond speeds. He shares insights into replicated state machines, consensus protocols like Raft, and the future of low-latency sequencer architectures.
By Amir Langer
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and Kusari have announced a new collaboration aimed at strengthening software supply chain security across cloud-native projects, providing free access to Kusari's AI-powered security tooling for CNCF-hosted projects.
By Craig Risi
Google Cloud has outlined its recent technical contributions to PostgreSQL, emphasizing improvements in logical replication, upgrade processes, and overall system stability. The update reflects ongoing collaboration with the upstream community and focuses on enhancements to the core engine aimed at addressing scalability, replication, and operational challenges.
By Robert Krzaczyński
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