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Dan DiDomenico's Groups (4)
.Net Town
18 members Latest Activity: Apr 13, 2020 What's up with .Net in your neck of the woods? We'll discuss all the basics here. Eventually, we'l break out separate groups for C#, etc...
OrlandoJUG Town
96 members Latest Activity: Feb 23, 2021
Calling all Java lovers! The OrlandoJUG features leading edge presentations with you in mind. We meet every month with talks on interesting…
GatorJUG Town
30 members Latest Activity: Feb 25, 2021 Gainesville JUG, this is your place. Gather here to network, trade tips and ideas, or ask questions. You can create discussions and upload code.…
Happy 10th year, JCertif!
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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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InfoQ Reading List
Presentation: AI Agents & LLMs: Scaling the Next Wave of Automation
The panelists demystify AI agents and LLMs. They define agentic AI, detail architectural components, and share real-world use cases and limitations. The panel explores how AI transforms the SDLC, addresses concerns about accuracy and bias, and discusses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and future predictions for AI's impact.
By Govind Kamtamneni, Hien Luu, Karthik Ramgopa, Srini PenchikalaFigma's $300,000 Daily AWS Bill Highlights Cloud Dependency Risks
Figma's IPO filing reveals a staggering $300,000 daily spend on AWS, totaling $100 million annually, or 12% of its $821 million revenue. The company's deep reliance on AWS exposes it to significant risks, including potential outages and policy changes. This highlights the critical dilemma for tech firms: balancing the benefits of cloud agility with rising costs and vendor lock-in challenges.
By Steef-Jan WiggersPresentation: Inflection Points in Engineering Productivity as Amazon Grew 30x
Carlos Arguelles discusses pivotal inflection points throughout Amazon's monumental growth. He explains how significant operational crises, exponential engineer growth, and market shifts drove crucial investments in engineering productivity and foundational infrastructure, offering valuable lessons for senior developers and leaders.
By Carlos ArguellesPodcast: Mandy Gu on Generative AI (GenAI) Implementation, User Profiles and Adoption of LLMs
In this podcast, Mandy Gu from Wealthsimple discusses how to establish AI programs in organizations and implement Generative AI (GenAI) initiatives, and the relationship between user profiles and adoption of LLMs.
By Mandy GuArticle: Ceph RBD Turns 15: A Story of Open Source Creation
Fifteen years ago, Ceph RBD began as a community-driven idea that grew into essential infrastructure powering today's cloud platforms. This insider story from Yehuda Sadeh-Weinraub reveals how two developers started a distributed storage that now supports OpenStack and Kubernetes through transparent, collaborative development.
By Yehuda Sadeh-Weinraub
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