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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 …
Added by Michael Levin on January 26, 2016 at 9:48am — No Comments
.Net Opensourced?
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...
Happy… Continue
Added by Michael Levin on January 24, 2016 at 9:48am — No Comments
Comparing JavaScript Frameworks
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…
Added by Michael Levin on January 7, 2016 at 1:53pm — No Comments
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Presentation: Scaling API Independence: Mocking, Contract Testing & Observability in Large Microservices Environments
Tom Akehurst explains strategies for overcoming microservice pain points like environment dependency and slow development. He advocates using realistic API simulation at scale, supported by contract testing , API observability, and GenAI integration. Learn to compose observations, simulations, and contracts to maximize confidence and reduce the toil of maintaining realistic, up-to-date mocks.
By Tom AkehurstAzure Front Door Outage: How a Single Control-Plane Defect Exposed Architectural Fragility
A recent 9-hour Azure Front Door (AFD) outage was triggered by a faulty control-plane configuration change that bypassed safety checks due to a software defect, leading to a massive blast radius and affecting M365 and Entra ID via Identity Coupling, exposing a critical architectural anti-pattern in centralized edge fabrics.
By Steef-Jan WiggersVoices Enables Fast Text-to-Speech for Java Applications
Voices, an open-source text-to-speech project, was designed for applications running on Java 17 or newer. The library requires no external APIs or manually installed software. Audio files can be generated for various languages based on dictionaries or OpenVoice. InfoQ spoke to Henry Coles, creator of Voices and Pitest.
By Johan JanssenMeta and Hugging Face Launch OpenEnv, a Shared Hub for Agentic Environments
Meta's PyTorch team and Hugging Face have launched OpenEnv, an open-source platform for standardizing AI agent environments. The OpenEnv Hub features secure sandboxes that define the necessary tools and APIs for safe, predictable AI operation. Developers can explore, contribute, and refine environments, paving the way for scalable agent development in the open-source RL ecosystem.
By Robert KrzaczyńskiCursor 2.0 Expands Composer Capabilities for Context-Aware Development
Cursor has launched version 2.0 of its AI-driven code editor, featuring Composer, a new model that enables developers to write and modify code through natural language interaction.
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