Codetown
Codetown ::: a software developer's community
July 2017 Blog Posts (2)
OJUG Meeting Questions
Hi All,
I'm interested in attending an OJUG meeting, but I don't see any on the events page. Am I missing something? Is there a standard meeting location I'm not seeing?
Also, do you all do anything through the Meetup app at all? Would you like me to post programming or tech meetups that I see in my groups for the Orlando area? I saw that Michael added PyCon, but there are others out there that may be interesting as well and I'd be happy to help fill the Events page for people…
ContinueAdded by Nicholas Belli on July 30, 2017 at 2:09pm — 4 Comments
Artificial Intelligence Conference Startup Showcase - CFP is open!
If you are an AI pioneer, O'Reilly would love for you to participate in the inaugural Artificial Intelligence Conference Startup Showcase in San Francisco.
Their team of investors, entrepreneurs, and industry experts will review all submissions and invite ten finalist companies to present their technologies and tell their stories during the Startup Showcase on Monday,…
Added by Michael Levin on July 18, 2017 at 1:06pm — No Comments
Featured Blog Posts
Latest Blog Posts
- New Java features
- Free Eclipse book, recently published
- What is vibe coding?
- You can now download the source code that sparked the AI boom
- 50% Keyboard Guide: Tiny Typists' Delight
- Software language criteria
- We have some exciting news to share with you. Otavio will be joining us to discuss the latest version of Camel in an exclusive presentation. Presentation Details: Speaker: Otavio Rodolfo Piske Topic:…
Most Popular Blog Posts
Monthly Archives
2025
2024
- June (1)
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
- December (1)
- November (1)
- October (1)
- September (1)
- August (2)
- July (1)
- June (4)
- May (1)
- March (2)
- February (1)
- January (2)
2018
2017
2016
- December (18)
- November (10)
- September (3)
- August (1)
- July (3)
- June (7)
- May (6)
- April (5)
- March (2)
- February (2)
- January (4)
2015
- December (4)
- November (2)
- October (2)
- August (1)
- July (2)
- June (1)
- April (2)
- March (6)
- February (1)
- January (6)
2014
2013
2012
- December (5)
- October (3)
- September (4)
- August (1)
- July (4)
- June (4)
- May (1)
- April (3)
- March (4)
- February (7)
- January (3)
2011
- December (1)
- November (7)
- October (6)
- September (7)
- August (3)
- July (9)
- June (5)
- May (7)
- April (2)
- March (2)
- February (3)
- January (4)
2010
- December (6)
- November (3)
- October (2)
- August (6)
- July (1)
- May (4)
- April (3)
- March (11)
- February (5)
- January (13)
2009
- December (10)
- November (4)
- October (7)
- September (4)
- August (5)
- July (2)
- June (3)
- May (9)
- April (2)
- March (8)
- February (3)
- January (1)
2008
Happy 10th year, JCertif!
Notes
Welcome to Codetown!
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.
Created by Michael Levin Dec 18, 2008 at 6:56pm. Last updated by Michael Levin May 4, 2018.
Looking for Jobs or Staff?
Check out the Codetown Jobs group.
InfoQ Reading List
Article: Configuration as a Control Plane: Designing for Safety and Reliability at Scale
Configuration has evolved from static deployment files into a live control plane that directly shapes system behavior. The evolution of configuration management highlights why misconfigurations can trigger large outages and how hyperscalers deploy changes safely using staged rollouts, validation, blast radius limits, and automated rollback at scale.
By Karthiek MarallaState of JavaScript 2025: Survey Reveals a Maturing Ecosystem with TypeScript Cementing Dominance
The 2025 State of JavaScript survey reveals a maturing ecosystem with TypeScript's dominance solidified—40% of developers use it exclusively. Vite surges in build tools with a 98% satisfaction rate, while React remains the top framework amidst mixed feedback. AI-assisted development grows notably, and Node.js stays dominant. Overall, developer satisfaction stabilizes at 3.8/5.
By Daniel CurtisQCon London 2026: Morgan Stanley Rethinks Its API Program for the MCP Era
Morgan Stanley engineers Jim Gough and Andreea Niculcea showed how they're retooling the bank's API program for AI agents using MCP and FINOS CALM. Live demos covered compliance guardrails, deployment gates, and zero-downtime rollouts across 100+ APIs. First API deployment shrank from two years to two weeks. They also demoed Google's A2A protocol running alongside MCP.
By Steef-Jan WiggersQCon London 2026: Spritely: Infrastructure for the Future of the Internet
Christine Lemmer-Webber, Executive Director at the Spritely Institute, and David Thompson, CTO at the Spritely Institute, presented “Spritely: Infrastructure for the Future of the Internet” at QCon London 2026, where they discussed how Spritely works to decentralize the Internet with new foundational technologies that put users in control.
By Michael RedlichHow to Shape the Engineering Culture in Software Companies
You can find your way through an organization by figuring out what artifacts people leave behind, David Grizzanti mentioned at InfoQ Dev Summit Boston. He compared culture to anthropology, suggested studying behaviors, power dynamics, and decisions first, and then patiently model and reward new norms, build allies, and use influence and leading by example, to shift engineering culture over time.
By Ben Linders
© 2026 Created by Michael Levin.
Powered by
