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Android Town
35 members Latest Activity: Jul 20, 2019 Android is an open Java-based platform to use for developing mobile apps. Do you believe mobile computing is the wave of the future? We do!
iPhone Development
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…
Ruby Town
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.
Flex Loft
13 members Latest Activity: Aug 2, 2010 The Flex Loft is a place Flex coders can come to share ideas, ask questions and share tips about Flex, a powerful user interface programming…
Python
15 members Latest Activity: Jul 14, 2018 Python. Life's better without braces.
Groovy and Grails
25 members Latest Activity: Feb 28, 2015 Using Groovy and Grails? Discuss it here.
Other Languages on the JVM Village
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…
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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.
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GitHub Will Use Copilot Interaction Data from Free, Pro, and Pro+ Users to Train AI Models
GitHub will use Copilot interaction data from Free, Pro, and Pro+ users to train AI models starting April 24, opting in by default. Collected data includes code snippets, inputs, outputs, and navigation patterns from active sessions, including private repos. Business and Enterprise tiers are excluded. Community concerns include dark patterns, IP exposure, and GDPR compliance.
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Adrian Cockcroft explains the transition from cloud-native to AI-native development. He shares his "director-level" approach to managing swarms of autonomous agents using tools like Cursor and Claude Flow. Discussing real-world experiments in BDD, MCP servers, and language porting, he discusses why the future of engineering lies in building platforms that orchestrate AI-driven development.
By Adrian CockcroftArticle: Beyond RAG: Architecting Context-Aware AI Systems with Spring Boot
This article introduces Context-Augmented Generation (CAG) as an architectural refinement of RAG for enterprise systems. It shows how a Spring Boot-based context manager can incorporate user identity, session state, and policy constraints into AI workflows, improving traceability, consistency, and governance without altering existing retrievers or LLM infrastructure.
By Syed Danish AliESLint v10: Flat Config Completion and JSX Tracking
ESLint version 10 has removed the legacy eslintrc configuration system, finalizing a long transition to flat config. The update enhances developer experience, especially for plugin authors and monorepo teams, by changing configuration file location and improving JSX reference tracking. Node.js support has been tightened, and new assertion options have been added to the RuleTester API.
By Daniel CurtisPinterest Deploys Production-Scale Model Context Protocol Ecosystem for AI Agent Workflows
Pinterest engineering teams have deployed a production-ready Model Context Protocol (MCP) ecosystem that allows AI agents to automate complex engineering tasks and integrate diverse internal tools. Domain-specific MCP servers, a central registry, and human-in-the-loop approval improve security, governance, and developer productivity while saving thousands of hours per month.
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