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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OpenAI cancels o3 release and announces roadmap for GPT 4.5, 5

OpenAI is restructuring its AI strategy to focus solely on GPT-5, consolidating capabilities like reasoning, voice synthesis, and deep research into one unified model. This shift aims to simplify product offerings and enhance user experience, with tiered subscription levels for varying intelligence. As competition heats up, the success of GPT-5 will be pivotal for OpenAI’s future.

By Andrew Hoblitzell

OpenAI Releases Operator, an AI Agent for Web-Based Tasks

OpenAI released a research preview of Operator, an AI agent that can use a web browser to perform tasks on a user's behalf. Operator achieves new state-of-the-art performance on the WebArena and WebVoyager benchmarks.

By Anthony Alford

Traefik v3.3 Release: Enhanced Observability and Documentation

TraefikLabs recently announced the latest release of Traefik Proxy v3.3 (codenamed "saint-nectaire” after a French cheese). This release focuses primarily on two critical areas: observability capabilities and improved documentation structure. These enhancements aim to make the popular open-source reverse proxy even more powerful for platform engineers working in complex cloud-native environments.

By Claudio Masolo

Presentation: Small Actions, Big Impact: Catalyzing Change in Groups

Eb Ikonne discusses expanding informal authority within groups and organizations, how small actions at the individual level can liberate team members, and fostering high-performing work environments.

By Eb Ikonne

Dropbox’s Asynchronous Platform Evolution: From Challenges to a Unified Messaging System Model

Dropbox, a file sharing cloud platform recently discussed their Messaging System Model (MSM) that supports diverse use cases and handles over 30 million tasks per minute.

By Aditya Kulkarni

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