January 2016 Blog Posts (4)

Open Source Bridge CFP (Portland <3)

Open Source Bridge is a conference in Portland, Oregon. It's in June and that's a great time to be in Portland. This year, OSCON is going to be in Austin. OSB's call for papers is open now. There are lots of reasons to pick Open Source Bridge as a conference destination this year. Check out the …

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Added by Michael Levin on January 26, 2016 at 9:48am — No Comments

.Net Opensourced?

The Microsoft people have open sourced .Net! Read about it here: http://radar.oreilly.com/2015/06/net-open-source.html



Have you tried it? I can't wait! The architecture is simple and hasn't changed enough to mess you up if it's been a while since you used it.



I want to hear all about your Open Source .Net adventures. Yes, there's a .Net group here on Codetown. Just take a look around...



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Added by Michael Levin on January 24, 2016 at 9:48am — No Comments

Comparing JavaScript Frameworks

Here's a great article by Uri comparing Ember, Angular and Backbone:

https://www.airpair.com/js/javascript-framework-comparison

Have you got a case study or experience to add?

Added by Michael Levin on January 11, 2016 at 5:30am — No Comments

2 FREE EBOOKS! JAVA 8 AND FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMMING!

Introducing Java 8

by Raoul-Gabriel Urma

Offers a practical tutorial to some of the core Java 8 features and gets you programming quickly with Java 8.http://www.oreilly.com/programming/free/introducing-java-8.csp



Object Oriented vs Functional Programming

by Richard Warburton

Explains the similarities and differences…

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Added by Michael Levin on January 7, 2016 at 1:53pm — No Comments

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CNCF Warns Kubernetes Alone Is Not Enough to Secure LLM Workloads

A new blog from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation highlights a critical gap in how organizations are deploying large language models (LLMs) on Kubernetes: while Kubernetes excels at orchestrating and isolating workloads, it does not inherently understand or control the behavior of AI systems, creating a fundamentally different and more complex threat model.

By Craig Risi

Anthropic Introduces Agent-Based Code Review for Claude Code

Anthropic has introduced a new Code Review feature for Claude Code, adding an agent-based pull request review system that analyzes code changes using multiple AI reviewers.

By Daniel Dominguez

Presentation: Speed at Scale: Optimizing the Largest CX Platform Out There

Matheus Albuquerque shares strategies for optimizing a massive CX platform, moving from React 15 and Webpack 1 to modern standards. He discusses using AST-based codemods for large-scale migrations, implementing differential serving with module/nomodule, and leveraging Preact to shrink footprints. He explains how to balance cutting-edge performance with strict legacy browser constraints.

By Matheus Albuquerque

Article: Lakehouse Tower of Babel: Handling Identifier Resolution Rules Across Database Engines

Lakehouse architectures enable multiple engines to operate on shared data using open table formats such as Apache Iceberg. However, differences in SQL identifier resolution and catalog naming rules create interoperability failures. This article examines these behaviors and explains why enforcing consistent naming conventions and cross-engine validation is critical.

By Maninder Parmar

AWS Launches Agent Registry in Preview to Govern AI Agent Sprawl Across Enterprises

AWS released Agent Registry in preview as part of Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, providing a centralized catalog for discovering, governing, and reusing AI agents, tools, and MCP servers across organizations. The registry indexes agents regardless of where they run and supports both MCP and A2A protocols natively. Microsoft, Google Cloud, and the ACP Registry offer competing solutions.

By Steef-Jan Wiggers

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