Codetown
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Michael Levin's Groups (42)
Kotlin Town
6 members Latest Activity: Nov 18, 2019
Interested in Kotlin? Are you a practitioner?
Kotlin is a statically typed…
JavaScript Village
1 member Latest Activity: Jun 22, 2017
JavaScript and the world of technologies that work along with it.
AFRICA ANDROID CHALLENGE
3 members Latest Activity: Mar 19, 2012
The Africa Android Challenge is on! The object is to learn and share your software development expertise...and to compete with your best Android…
Cloud Computing Village
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 /…
Computational Linguistics Village
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.…
Democratic Republic of Congo (RDC) JUG Town
8 members Latest Activity: Jun 5, 2014
Come join us here at the RDC JUG Town! Stanislas Matayo and the group in Kinshasa welcome you.
Coders4frica
3 members Latest Activity: May 26, 2011
Coders4Africa provides African programmers gateway to free training and certification in the main technologies…
Startup City
24 members Latest Activity: Jun 10, 2016 Have you got a great idea you'd like to put into action? This is the place for you! We'll talk about ideas and how to turn them into businesses here.
Coding Dojo
6 members Latest Activity: Jun 26, 2019 A Coding Dojo is a meeting where a bunch of coders get together to work on a programming challenge. They are there to have fun and to engage in…
JUG-AFRICA
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…
Idea Town
4 members Latest Activity: Apr 3, 2011 Have a great idea? If you have a great idea, tell the world!
Contest Town
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…
.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...
Wikipedia Place
9 members Latest Activity: Oct 27, 2011 We've had a unique opportunity to speak with Brion Vibber recently at the October Orlandojug meeting. Let's discuss what we learned for those who…
Community Corral
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…
Scala
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.
Freelance Village
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.
SOA Governance
7 members Latest Activity: Mar 28, 2013 Discussion area for both design-time and run-time governance of SOA applications.
Happy 10th year, JCertif!
Notes
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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GitLab Suggests AI Can Detect Vulnerabilities But it's AI Governance that Determines Risk
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming how software vulnerabilities are detected, but questions about who governs the risks AI exposes, and how those risks are acted on, are becoming increasingly urgent, according to a new blog post by GitLab.
By Craig RisiCloudflare Releases Experimental Next.js Alternative Built With AI Assistance
Cloudflare released vinext, an experimental Next.js reimplementation built on Vite by one engineer, with AI guidance over one week, for $1,100. Early benchmarks show 4.4x faster builds, but Cloudflare cautions it's untested at scale. Missing static pre-rendering. HN reaction skeptical, noting Vite does the heavy lifting. Already running on CIO.gov despite experimental status.
By Steef-Jan WiggersNetflix Automates RDS PostgreSQL to Aurora PostgreSQL Migration Across 400 Production Clusters
Netflix engineers describe an internal automation platform that migrates nearly 400 RDS PostgreSQL clusters to Aurora, reducing downtime and operational risk. The platform coordinates replication, CDC handling, controlled cutover, and rollback, while supporting service teams in a self-service migration workflow.
By Leela KumiliPresentation: 4 Patterns of AI Native Development
Patrick Debois discusses the evolution of software engineering in the age of AI. He shares four key patterns: transitioning from producer to manager, focusing on intent over implementation through spec-driven development, moving from delivery to discovery, and managing agentic knowledge. He explains how these shifts redefine seniority, team roles, and the future of the DevOps workflow.
By Patrick DeboisJava News Roundup: Apache Solr 10, LangChain4j, Grails, JobRunr, Gradle, Devnexus, Commonhaus
This week's Java roundup for March 2nd, 2026, features news highlighting: the GA release of Apache Solr 10; point releases of LangChain4j, JobRunr, Multik and Gradle; maintenance releases of Grails and Keycloak; Devnexus 2026; and Pi4J joining the Commonhaus Foundation.
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