March 2014 Blog Posts (4)

Seven Versions of One Web Application

Building HTML5 Apps from Desktop to Mobile



Free Webcast Tuesday, April 8, 2014



Join Yakov Fain in this fast-paced comparison of different ways of developing HTML5 Web applications.

We'll start with architecture and code review of a basic HTML/JavaScript version of a sample charity application, switch to its jQuery version, then show how to do it with Ext JS framework.



In the second part of the webcast, we'll move the app to mobile. First we'll implement the… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on March 29, 2014 at 4:08pm — No Comments

Java 8 Resources (thanks to Mattias Karlsson)

Guess you know about all the resources and video cast Oracle provided

at the Java 8 Launch site:

http://www.oracle.com/events/us/en/java8/index.html



On top of that we have released all Java 8 talks from Jfokus 2014

including the Keynote with Georges Saab and Mark Reinhold.



Except the talks from a number of Oracle speakers you can find these

and many more:

-Java 8 Language…

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Added by Michael Levin on March 29, 2014 at 9:01am — No Comments

Stack Overflow, Communities and Intimidation

We envision Codetown to be a free flow of ideas and questions in addition to a networking tool we also post events on. Here's an interesting take on participation and intimidation on Stack Overflow. Ideas? Comments? …

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Added by Michael Levin on March 8, 2014 at 11:32am — No Comments

OSCON is coming!

OSCON is the O'Reilly Open Source Conference. And, it's right around the corner! The call for papers just occurred. It is an annual event that occurs in Portland, OR and this year it's July…

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Added by Michael Levin on March 8, 2014 at 6:20am — No Comments

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InfoQ Reading List

Presentation: Taming the Configuration Beast with Pkl!

Dan Chao explains how Pkl streamlines infrastructure as code workflows. By defining schemas and constraints, Pkl enables robust configuration management, catching errors early and providing clear feedback. The demo showcases Pkl's ability to generate YAML for Kubernetes and its advantages over manual YAML complexity.

By Dan Chao

Why We Should Care about Accessible Websites and How to Do It

Web accessibility ensures content is usable by people with disabilities. According to Joanna Falkowska it can give a competitive edge, improve SEO, and support basic human rights. She emphasizes using WCAG standard and making accessibility a shared team responsibility from the start of development, to prevent costly fixes later in the process.

By Ben Linders

Azure Logic Apps Introduces 'Agent Loop' for Building AI Agents in Enterprise Workflows

Microsoft's Build conference unveiled Agent Loop, a transformative feature in Azure Logic Apps enabling developers to embed AI agents into enterprise workflows. Leveraging over 1,400 connectors, it allows for creating autonomous and conversational agents for tasks like loan approvals and customer support, streamlining operations, and enhancing decision-making.

By Steef-Jan Wiggers

HashiCorp Releases Terraform MCP Server for AI Integration

HashiCorp has released the Terraform MCP Server, an open-source implementation of the Model Context Protocol designed to improve how large language models interact with infrastructure as code.

By Matt Foster

Prime Intellect Releases INTELLECT-2: A 32B Parameter Model Trained via Decentralized Reinforcement

Prime Intellect has released INTELLECT-2, a 32 billion parameter language model trained using fully asynchronous reinforcement learning across a decentralized network of compute contributors. Unlike traditional centralized model training, INTELLECT-2 is developed on a permissionless infrastructure where rollout generation, policy updates, and training are distributed and loosely coupled.

By Robert Krzaczyński

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