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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…
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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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Rafael Ring discusses the architectural evolution of server-driven UI at Nubank, moving from static mobile binaries to a sophisticated scripted framework called Catalyst. He explains how they implemented a tree-walk interpreter in Flutter to render dynamic layouts and logic from JSON payloads.
By Rafael Ring
Oracle has released version 26 of the Java programming language and virtual machine. As the first non-LTS release since JDK 25, the final feature set includes 10 JEPs, five of which are still progressing through the preview and incubator stages. This release focuses on Java library improvements, language innovation, performance and security.
By Michael Redlich
At QCon London, TrueLayer engineer Ethan Brierley reframed Rust lifetimes using the Polonius borrow checker's mental model: lifetimes as sets of loans rather than regions of code. He built from borrow checker basics through variance and subtyping to higher-ranked lifetimes with serde, showing how the loans perspective makes previously confusing lifetime errors intuitive.
By Steef-Jan Wiggers
At QCon London 2026, Lada Indra, Head of Data Platform at Pleo, shared insights from his experience across high-scale data systems. He illustrated both the risks of poorly aligned teams and the practical strategies that organizations can adopt to bridge the gap.
By Daniel Dominguez
This article explores that question through the lens of a real-world Rust project: a system responsible for controlling fleets of autonomous mobile robots. While Rust's memory safety is a strong foundation, its true power lies in the type system and ownership rules. The session will go beyond memory safety and explore ways to encode behavior and protocols directly into types.
By Andy Brinkmeyer
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