Codetown ::: a software developer's community
6 members
1 member
3 members
16 members
15 members
Started Apr 10, 2017
Started Feb 21, 2016
Started Oct 5, 2011
Loading feed
Michael Levin has not received any gifts yet
Posted on August 29, 2025 at 5:32pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
August 28 2025, Newsletter no. 297 (this newsletter is available in html format at http://www.javaperformancetuning.com/news/news297.shtml )
As usual before a Java release, I'm listing all the new…
Posted on August 24, 2025 at 11:59am 0 Comments 0 Likes
ContinueHi Everyone,My publisher is running a free Amazon Kindle book promotion through Monday, August 25th, 2025. The book, “Eclipse Collections Categorically: Level up your programming game” can be obtained for $0 on Kindle on Amazon through the August 25th.…
Posted on June 9, 2025 at 9:37am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Vibe coding isn’t a formal technical term, but it’s become a slang or colloquial expression among programmers and tech communities—especially on social media and in creative coding circles.
What “vibe coding” usually means:
Posted on March 25, 2025 at 4:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Learning about artificial intelligence? You may find this interesting.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/you-can-now-download-the-source-code-that-sparked-the-ai-boom/
Posted on December 1, 2023 at 3:48am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Thanks Mike! What a blast from the past! That Red Hat swag! ;-). Jim
Thanks for the invite!
I didn't mean to make you feel bad, I know how busy you must be. It's just we could do more to promote this site. Does the twitter thingie work for you?
Thanks so much for the birthday wishes. I know it's so late getting back to you but I don't check this website very often.
Thanks for the invitation and the birthday wishes, Mike!
Thanks. I'm interested either way (either 10/25 or the rescheduled day).
Sure Mike. I can do that
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.
Created by Michael Levin Dec 18, 2008 at 6:56pm. Last updated by Michael Levin May 4, 2018.
Check out the Codetown Jobs group.

JEP 526 introduces Lazy Constants for JDK 26, enhancing developer ergonomics and performance. This feature replaces the earlier Stable Values, simplifying initialization while ensuring thread safety and immutability. With utilities for lazy lists and maps, it promotes efficient resource management, reducing startup costs. Feedback is welcomed to refine this API ahead of a potential future release.
By A N M Bazlur Rahman
Google has released Nano Banana Pro. The system moves beyond conventional diffusion workflows by tightly coupling image generation with Gemini’s multimodal reasoning stack. The result: visuals that are not only aesthetically pleasing, but structurally, contextually, and informationally accurate.
By Robert Krzaczyński
Erin Doyle explains the evolution from siloed IT Ops to the Platform Team model, revealing why the "You Build It, You Run It" principle created new cognitive load. She shares the Empathy-Driven Platforms strategy - the ultimate attack against engineering roadblocks. Discover ways platform teams can build empathy, foster psychological safety, and adopt a product mindset.
By Erin Doyle
Dynamic React speaker Aurora Scharff captivated attendees at React Advanced 2025 with her talk on "Building Interactive Async UI with React 19 and Ariakit." She showcased ARIAKit, an open-source accessibility library that empowers developers to create WCAG-compliant components effortlessly, blending modern React patterns with customizable, accessible UI primitives.
By Daniel CurtisIn this podcast, Michael Stiefel spoke with David Blank-Edelman about the relationship between software architecture and site reliability engineering. Site reliability engineering can give architecture vital feedback about how the system actually behaves in production. Architects and designers can then learn from their failures to improve their ability to build systems that can evolve.
By David Blank-Edelman
© 2025 Created by Michael Levin.
Powered by