June 2019 Blog Posts (4)

Wikipedia ::: Swampcast podcast features Brion Vibber, Wikipedia CTO

Here’s a blast from the past. Wikipedia CTO Brion Vibber walks us through the beginnings of Wikipedia. Enjoy! Click here to hear the…

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Added by Michael Levin on June 27, 2019 at 1:29am — No Comments

Pandora::: Swampcast features Pandora CTO Tom Conrad



Here’s one of the most talented CTO’s around to explain the inner workings of Pandora. Click here to…

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Added by Michael Levin on June 26, 2019 at 12:30am — No Comments

OSCON Free Expo Pass!

‪We're proud to partner with #OSCON in Portland, July 15–18. Want to join in but can't be there for the entire event? Grab a free Expo Plus pass using code EXPOPASS- but hurry, only a limited number of passes are available. https://oreil.ly/2FojuKe

Added by Michael Levin on June 21, 2019 at 4:13pm — No Comments

Some thoughts on licensing from Google's Chris DiBona

Chris DiBona is the director of open source at Google, and he's been taking a big part in the open source and Free software ecosystem for a very long time--not least in his role with Google's Summer of Code. He recently posted on Twitter what he calls "a little rant" about software licensing -- well worth reading the whole (short!) thing. 

Upshot: Be cautious and humble in…

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Added by Timothy Lord on June 2, 2019 at 7:10pm — No Comments

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Java News Roundup: New Jakarta AI Specification, GlassFish, Spring RCs, Infinispan 16, Open Liberty

This week's Java roundup for November 3rd, 2025, features news highlighting: a new Jakarta AI specification; the fourteenth milestone release of GlassFish 8.0; second release candidates of Spring Boot 4.0, Spring for GraphQL 2.0 and Spring Batch 6.0; the release of Infinispan 16.0; and the November 2025 edition of Open Liberty.

By Michael Redlich

CodeClash Benchmarks LLMs through Multi-Round Coding Competitions

Researchers from Standford, Princeton, and Cornell have developed a new benchmark to better evaluate coding abilities of large language models (LLMs). Called CodeClash, the new benchmark pits LLMs against each other in multi-round tournaments to assess their capacity to achieve competitive, high-level objectives beyond narrowly defined, task-specific problems.

By Sergio De Simone

Presentation: Growing and Cultivating Strong Machine Learning Engineers

Vivek Gupta shares best practices for managing and mentoring ML engineers, from early-career development to senior leadership growth. He breaks down the crucial, distinct skills for Production Machine Learning, including data/model management, building training pipelines, LLM prompt evaluation, privacy/security, and integrating human-in-the-loop processes for reliable, scalable AI systems.

By Vivek Gupta

Dev Proxy v1.3.0: HAR File Generation, LLM Usage Tracking, and Enhanced API Testing Feature

Release of Dev Proxy v1.3.0, introducing several new features aimed at improving debugging, testing, and API monitoring. The update includes two new plugins, HAR file generation for standardized network tracing and OpenAI usage tracking for better visibility into AI-related costs, along with enhancements to permissions analysis, OpenAPI specification generation, and overall stability.

By Almir Vuk

Article: Building Resilient Platforms: Insights from Over Twenty Years in Mission-Critical Infrastructure

Building resilient platforms requires understanding the art and science of creating infrastructure that others depend on for critical applications. This perspective applies to anyone who builds software consumed by others at scale. Whether developing infrastructure platforms, software development platforms, or messaging systems, principles address how to build software that others consume at scale

By Matthew Liste

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