Codetown ::: a software developer's community
I went to OSCON last week. It was even better than ever. There were lots of memorable moments for me this year. I'll try to capture them here, stream of consciousness.
*** Note *** this is a work in progress!
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Here's something new - Coders for Africa have a radio show on the web. Lamine Ba of the West African JUG is featured ... among other surprises. Have a listen. This is how it goes in Africa! …
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What specific tools should a back-end Java developer have experience with?
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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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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 ChaoWeb 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 LindersMicrosoft'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 WiggersHashiCorp 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 FosterPrime 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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