Codetown ::: a software developer's community
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Interested in Kotlin? Are you a practitioner? Kotlin is a statically typed…
15 members Latest Activity: May 6, 2018 Ever wonder how Google Translate works? It's computational linguistics! Join us here and learn all about it and more. Jim White will be our guide.…
9 members Latest Activity: Apr 13, 2010 Everyone likes a challenge. How about a contest? If you like to flex your muscle, why not join us here at Contest Town. You'll find some challenging…
23 members Latest Activity: Aug 23, 2012 Are you interested in social networks? We're talking about virtual communities here. Community builders use tools and techniques. We'll discuss them…
5 members Latest Activity: Jul 27, 2011 Scala is a general programming language and it runs on JVM. It's a static typed language with many features that make code concise and flexible.
11 members Latest Activity: Jul 6, 2018 Freelancing? Whether you're new or an old timer, this is the place for you! Share your tips and explore the possibilities here.
40 members Latest Activity: Jan 29, 2015 iPhone development is going nuts! All the apps, all the possibilities. Objective-C is the language. The SDK is out. Shops are springing up everywhere…
14 members Latest Activity: Dec 5, 2012 Ruby has made an impact on patterns of software development with its elegant syntax and Rails, an intelligent framework designed to simplify coding.
8 members Latest Activity: Feb 13, 2014 Clojure is a programming language that shares the powerful meta-programming facilities of Lisp, has an agent-based approach to concurrency like…
25 members Latest Activity: Feb 28, 2015 Using Groovy and Grails? Discuss it here.
9 members Latest Activity: Feb 28, 2015 Love Jython? Can't get enough JRuby? Groovy? Dynamic languages on the JVM can set you free! Scala? Sure! Let us know what you think here in the Other…
14 members Latest Activity: Jun 26, 2019 This group focuses on the Java SE environment. It's the core Java group. Questions? Answers? Musings? This is the place for you!
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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The TypeScript team recently released TypeScript 6 in beta. The release serves as a key transition point rather than a full feature release. It focuses on technical debt elimination and standardization, preparing the ecosystem for TypeScript 7, a rewrite of the TypeScript code in Go that seeks to address core performance issues that ballooned over time.
By Bruno Couriol
OpenAI introduces Harness Engineering, an AI-driven methodology where Codex agents generate, test, and deploy a million-line production system. The platform integrates observability, architectural constraints, and structured documentation to automate key software development workflows.
By Leela Kumili
Unlock the power of event-driven architecture with AWS's innovative pattern for Amazon RDS SQL Server. This approach decouples database events from processing, enhancing scalability and responsiveness. Utilize Lambda functions and CloudWatch integration to streamline workflows, reduce costs, and elevate application performance. Join the movement towards efficient data management!
By Steef-Jan Wiggers
NET 11 Preview 1 is released, featuring Runtime Async as the headline change, moving async method handling from the compiler into the runtime itself. The preview also brings CoreCLR WebAssembly work, native Zstandard compression, C# 15 collection expression arguments, and MAUI improvements. Community reaction has been mixed, with praise for async changes but debate over language complexity.
By Almir Vuk
Cloudflare has recently introduced Local Uploads for R2 in open beta. The new feature optimizes write performance for globally distributed users without changing bucket location, reducing cross-region write latency.
By Renato Losio
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