Codetown ::: a software developer's community
16 members Latest Activity: Aug 21, 2015 Cloud Computing is "the next big thing". The recent JavaOne featured Cloud Computing more than any other technology. Come join us and explore /…
12 members Latest Activity: May 7, 2018 JUG-AFRICA is an umbrella Group for Java User Groups located on the continent of Africa.The idea behind JUG-AFRICA is to allow JUGs located within…
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!
28 members Latest Activity: Dec 11, 2012 Here's your Java Enterprise Edition group. JEE powers distributed software.
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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Open-source AI coding tool OpenCode features a native terminal-based UI, multi-session support, and compatibility with over 75 models, including Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, and local models. In addition to its CLI tool, OpenCode is also available as a desktop app and and an IDE extension for VS Code, Cursor, and other tools.
By Sergio De Simone
Teams rely on strong unit and integration tests instead of end-to-end tests. Using TDD, pair programming, and good design, they ship small changes often, test in production for real feedback, and use feature toggles to reduce risk, Ola Hast and Asgaut Mjølne Söderbom mentioned in their talk about continuous delivery with pair programming.
By Ben Linders
Google Cloud is bridging a critical gap for enterprises by introducing a gRPC transport package for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enhancing integration for businesses already using gRPC. This game-changer reduces development friction, ensuring AI agents seamlessly connect with existing services while boosting performance and efficiency. Join the evolving landscape of AI integration!
By Steef-Jan Wiggers
LinkedIn's engineering team successfully upgraded its legacy ZooKeeper service discovery platform to enhance scalability and performance. By leveraging Apache Kafka and the xDS protocol, the new architecture enables eventual consistency, supports multiple languages, and allows migration without downtime. Post-upgrade, latency vastly improved, facilitating hundreds of thousands of app instances.
By Patrick Farry
Sarah Usher discusses the architectural "breaking point" where warehouses like BigQuery struggle with latency and cost. She explains the necessity of a conceptual data lifecycle (Raw, Curated, Use Case) to regain control over lineage and innovation. She shares practical strategies to design a single source of truth that empowers both ML teams and analytics without bottlenecking scale.
By Sarah Usher
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