Codetown ::: a software developer's community
Looking for something interesting to do this weekend? Well, if you're in South Florida, there's a hackathon Saturday that sounds like a great way to learn some new tools and use some interesting …
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O'Reilly Conference Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship Program:
At O'Reilly, they believe that true innovation depends on hearing from, and listening to, people with a variety of perspectives. They want their conferences, and the technology communities and companies who participate in them, to include, encourage, and recognize people of all races,…
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O'Reilly has another Humble Book Bundle, this time: All about Hacks.
Fill your library with practical and creative hacks with O'Reilly's latest Humble Bundle. Readers can pay any price they choose and support a charity at the same time! Bundle Ends …
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Codetown is a social network. It's got blogs, forums, groups, personal pages and more! You might think of Codetown as a funky camper van with lots of compartments for your stuff and a great multimedia system, too! Best of all, Codetown has room for all of your friends.
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OpenAI recently released upgrades to their GPT-5 model. GPT‑5.1 Instant, the default chat model, has improvements to instruction following. GPT‑5.1 Thinking, the reasoning model, is faster and gives more understandable responses. GPT‑5.1-Codex-Max, the coding model, is trained to use compaction to perform long-running tasks.
By Anthony Alford
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Vike introduces Photon, a groundbreaking framework for deploying JavaScript servers across any platform, enhancing developer experience with features like Cloudflare integration, Hot Module Replacement, and zero-config setups. As a collaborative, open-source solution, Photon simplifies server deployment while offering flexibility, making it an essential tool for modern web development.
By Daniel Curtis
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By Gaurav Nanda, Tapan Manaktala
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