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Getting started with Arduino(photo by Nicholas Zambetti) I just went to the Maker Faire in the Bay Area with my friend Michael Hauser. The expo was filled with Ardui… Started by Michael Levin |
0 | Jun 14, 2009 |
Arduino sensorsI was talking with my friend Daniel at the McRorie Community Garden in Gainesville yesterday. He said that gardening sensors were all the… Started by Michael Levin |
0 | May 8, 2009 |
ProSenseMarko Stankovic is involved with an EC-funded project called ProSense. He describes it here, on his Codetown blog. Marko tells me that he a… Started by Michael Levin |
0 | Mar 28, 2009 |
What are you doing with SunSPOT?Please share your projects (or ideas) here. Started by Michael Levin |
0 | Mar 18, 2009 |
Roger Meike Discusses SunSPOTs at GoogleStarted by Michael Levin |
0 | Mar 18, 2009 |
What is a SunSPOT?"What is a SPOT? It’s a piece of hardware that has an array of sensors, an IO port, a radio for wireless communications, a set of LEDs, so… Started by Michael Levin |
0 | Mar 18, 2009 |
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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MySQL is changing the way foreign key constraints and cascades are managed. Starting with MySQL 9.6, foreign key validation and cascade actions are handled by the SQL layer rather than the InnoDB storage engine. This will improve change tracking, replication accuracy, and data consistency, making MySQL more reliable for CDC pipelines, mixed-database environments, and analytics workloads.
By Renato Losio
Vercel has launched "react-best-practices," an open-source repository featuring 40+ performance optimization rules for React and Next.js apps. Tailored for AI coding agents yet valuable for developers, it categorizes rules based on impact, assisting in enhancing performance, bundle size, and architectural decisions.
By Daniel Curtis
The Kubernetes project recently announced a new core controller called the Node Readiness Controller, designed to enhance scheduling reliability and cluster health by making the API server’s view of node readiness more accurate.
By Craig Risi
Jim Gough discusses the transition from accidental architect to API program leader, explaining how to manage the complexity of secure API connectivity. He shares the Common Architecture Language Model (CALM), a framework designed to bridge the developer-security gap. By leveraging architecture patterns, engineering leaders can move from six-month review cycles to two-hour automated deployments.
By Jim Gough
Microsoft's Evals for Agent Interop is an open-source starter kit that enables developers to evaluate AI agents in realistic work scenarios. It features curated scenarios, datasets, and an evaluation harness to assess agent performance across tools like email and calendars.
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