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"Thanks Mike! What a blast from the past! That Red Hat swag! ;-). Jim"
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- What are your main interests in software development?
- The "art of the start", social networks, content management systems, blogs, small business innovative research, iPhones, Android, sensors, cyber security, rules engines, podcasting, Java, Groovy, Ruby, Python, Turbogears, operating systems (especially OSX and Linux), relational databases, The Semantic Web, Web2.0 and enterprise architecture.
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- http://www.cambridgeweb.ie
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- I run Cambridge Web Design, a Florida corporation that provides software development and professional services. Cambridge - working software developers.
The Bike Preserve, www.tinyurl.com/okpeoro the most fun in a long time. I founded www.codetown.com, www.zoobird.com & www.swampcast.com - l <3 JUGs: OrlandoJUG, GatorJUG & SeneJUG...super fond of CongoJUG & JCertif
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New Java features
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…
Free Eclipse book, recently published
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.…
What is vibe coding?
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:
- Coding based on intuition or feel
Instead of rigidly planning everything out, you’re:- Freestyling as you…
You can now download the source code that sparked the AI boom
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/
Software language criteria
Posted on December 1, 2023 at 3:48am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Comment Wall (144 comments)
- At 9:00pm on September 9, 2025,
Jim White said…
Thanks Mike! What a blast from the past! That Red Hat swag! ;-). Jim
- At 1:54pm on September 5, 2019,
Ian Darwin said…
Thanks for the invite!
- At 9:50am on July 27, 2019,
Zeeshan Murad said…
- Thanks
- At 7:20pm on January 17, 2019,
Bradlee Sargent said…
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?
- At 3:30pm on December 28, 2018,
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.
- At 12:11pm on November 1, 2018,
Michael Redlich said…
Thanks for the invitation and the birthday wishes, Mike!
- At 8:44am on October 23, 2018,
Joe McCall said…
- Hi Michael. I hope CodeOne is going well. Any idea when the next JUG event will be?
- At 7:50pm on October 9, 2018,
Thanks. I'm interested either way (either 10/25 or the rescheduled day).
- At 1:38pm on October 4, 2018,
Ramya Beesam said…
Sure Mike. I can do that
- At 9:46am on October 4, 2018,
Amanda Hinchman-Dominguez said…
- Hey Mike! Conference is awesome. Hoping to post talks as soon as they're up. My talk os tomorrow! Also that's great I would love to hear his talk!!! We're doing a lot with AOP and metaprogramming
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.
When you create a profile for yourself you get a personal page automatically. That's where you can be creative and do your own thing. People who want to get to know you will click on your name or picture and…
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Presentation: Achieving a Culture That Works: Inclusive Leadership that Drives Lasting Success
Matthew Card discusses the intersection of leadership and inclusivity at the BBC. He explains how "changing the bar" rather than just raising it can transform team dynamics. Covering trust, psychological safety, and his "C.A.P.S." and "D.O.S.E." frameworks for resilience, he shares practical strategies for engineering leaders to eliminate toxic behaviors and empower diverse talent to thrive.
By Matthew CardHow Agoda Unified Multiple Data Pipelines Into a Single Source of Truth
Agoda recently described how it consolidated multiple independent data pipelines into a centralized Apache Spark-based platform to eliminate inconsistencies in financial data. The company implemented a multi-layered quality framework that combines automated validations, machine-learning-based anomaly detection, and data contracts, while processing millions of daily booking transactions.
By Eran StillerAI-Powered Code Editor Cursor Introduces Dynamic Context Discovery to Improve Token-Efficiency
Cursor introduced a new approach to minimize the context size of requests sent to large language models. Called dynamic context discovery, this method moves away from including large amounts of static context upfront, allowing the agent to dynamically retrieve only the information it needs. This reduces token usage and limits the inclusion of potentially confusing or irrelevant details.
By Sergio De SimoneVercel Open-Sources Bash Tool for Context Retrieval Using Local Filesystems
Vercel has open-sourced bash-tool that provides a Bash execution engine for AI agents, enabling them to run filesystem-based commands to retrieve context for model prompts.
By Daniel DominguezArticle: Platform-as-a-Product: Declarative Infrastructure for Developer Velocity
Declarative infrastructure config hides complexity, enabling developers to focus on application code. Unified YAML per service allows early cost validation, while independent CI with centralized CD balances team autonomy and deployment consistency. This standardized approach scales across organizations, making infrastructure invisible and operations automatic.
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