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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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Recently launched in technical preview, GitHub Agentic Workflows introduce a way to automate complex, repetitive repository tasks using coding agents that understand context and intent, GitHub says. This enables workflows such as automatic issue triage and labeling, documentation updates, CI troubleshooting, test improvements, and reporting.
By Sergio De Simone
The panelists emphasize that data engineering is no longer just about "click-and-drag" UI tools; it is software engineering applied to data.
By Fabiane Nardon, Matthias Niehoff, Adi Polak, Sarah Usher
Dropbox engineers have detailed how the company built the context engine behind Dropbox Dash, revealing a shift toward index-based retrieval, knowledge graph-derived context, and continuous evaluation to support enterprise AI at scale
By Matt Foster
Uber and OpenAI are replacing static rate limits with adaptive, infrastructure-level platforms. Uber’s Global Rate Limiter utilizes probabilistic shedding to manage 80M RPS, while OpenAI’s Access Engine implements a credit waterfall to prevent user interruptions. Both architectures utilize distributed enforcement and soft controls to maintain system stability and service continuity at scale.
By Patrick Farry
Moonshot AI released Kimi K2.5, their latest open-weight multimodal LLM. K2.5 excels at coding tasks, with benchmark scores comparable to frontier models such as GPT-5 and Gemini. It also features an agent swarm mode, which can direct up to 100 sub-agents for attacking problems with parallel workflow.
By Anthony Alford
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