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Introducing The Java Posse! Check out this podcast from 4 guys who know the score when it comes to software development:
Java Posse #337 - Codemash 2011…
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James Ward came to Florida and gave a talk on cloud computing for the GatorJUG in Gainesville and the OrlandoJUG this week.
What a great presenter! James gave us such an informative talk. The very first slide of his presentation impressed me practically more than anything else. It described current (newer) trends in software development like continuous…
ContinueAdded by Michael Levin on February 24, 2012 at 10:00am — 3 Comments
James Ward gave a great presentation on Heroku. The server of choice for Facebook developement. He commented on some attendees not being familiar with all the buzzwords he used. So we thought of a Buzzword Bingo game.
I think having a handout with the most common buzzwords especially any the speaker is likely to use would be useful. I have always thought having a handout about the speaker and topic would be a good idea. I have never had the time to actually create such a useful…
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There's a new tool on Codetown that lets you translate the entire site to different languages. Give it a try! You will see it on the righthand column. Hope this helps all you non-English as a first language people. All the best, Michael
Added by Michael Levin on February 20, 2012 at 6:12am — 2 Comments
Max Bonbhel is an organizer of Africa JUG, Congo JUG and tireless volunteer. He describes his work over the past year in this blog post:
http://bonbhel.blogspot.com/2012/02/2011-what-i-did.html
Bravo,…
ContinueAdded by Michael Levin on February 16, 2012 at 7:37am — 2 Comments
Bonjour à tous,
Africa Android Training sera de la partie pour Global Android Dev Camp !
Mais nous allons proposer quelque chose de plus original qu'un simple Hackathon “classic” !
Africa Android Training propose 2 jours de formation Android en ligne non-stop!
Vous pouvez ainsi participer peut importe où vous êtes !
Sujet :
Jour 1 : Services, Location and Maps
Jour 2 : Web Services, XML and…
Added by Michael Levin on February 15, 2012 at 8:24am — No Comments
The Bangalore Android Group announces:
Please find the schedule for the hangouts as a part of Android Dev fest below.
Watch it live @ www.ustream.tv/channel/blrdroid
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LinkedIn introduces Cognitive Memory Agent (CMA), generative AI infrastructure layer enabling stateful, context-aware systems. It provides persistent memory across episodic, semantic, and procedural layers, supporting multi-agent coordination, retrieval, and lifecycle management. CMA addresses LLM statelessness and enables production-grade personalization and long-term context in AI applications.
By Leela Kumili
Cheng Lou, a Midjourney engineer, recently released Pretext, a 15KB open-source TypeScript library that measures and lays out text without browser layout reflows, enabling advanced UX/UI patterns like infinite lists, masonry layouts, and scroll position anchoring to run at 60-120 fps. Pretext was built using an AI loop that reverse-engineered the DOM’s layout calculations.
By Bruno Couriol
Google has introduced subagents in Gemini CLI, a new capability designed to help developers delegate complex or repetitive tasks to specialized AI agents operating alongside a primary session.
By Robert Krzaczyński
Chris Tacey-Green discusses the shift from synchronous commands to asynchronous events within highly regulated environments. He explains the critical role of Inbox and Outbox patterns in preventing data loss, the nuances of event versioning, and how to maintain decoupling between domains. He shares "battle-tested" principles for implementing fault tolerance and managing eventual consistency.
By Chris Tacey-Green
This article details our migration from Apollo Federation to a TypeScript-based tRPC stack, which resulted in an 89% reduction in bugs and 67% faster response times. It also covers the mistakes we made, the unexpected performance gains, and an overview of the production architecture we use today to handle 2.4 million daily requests with 99.97% uptime.
By Dinesh Kumar Elumalai
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