October 2013 Blog Posts (5)

Java Spotlight Episode 150: James Gosling on Java

Interview with James Gosling, father of Java and Java Champion, on the history of Java, his work at Liquid Robotics, Netbeans, the future of Java and what he sees as the next revolutionary trend in the computer industry.

Original Tweet:…

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Added by Michael Levin on October 31, 2013 at 11:23am — No Comments

Healthcare Secretary Sibelius discusses Healthcare.gov

Here's more on the www.healthcare.gov website issues:

From the NYTimes:

"Kathleen Sebelius, the health and human services secretary, gave an opening statement at a House hearing on the troubled rollout of HealthCare.gov."

Here's a link to a video about what to watch for in the proceedings: …

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Added by Michael Levin on October 31, 2013 at 7:46am — No Comments

JavaOne 2013 Sessions

60 or so sessions are now available with more to come:



http://www.oracle.com/javaone/sessions/index.html



Thanks to Joe for the link (Jaxjug)…

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Added by Michael Levin on October 31, 2013 at 6:30am — No Comments

What's Up With www.healthcare.gov?

Healthcare.gov - What's up with it? Yes, the politics are interesting, but from a software development perspective, the SDLC and issues with www.healthcare.gov are fascinating! Check out the interview with John…

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Added by Michael Levin on October 25, 2013 at 5:00am — No Comments

vJUG: One small step for JUGs, one giant leap for JUG-kind

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I love community, networking and interactions with other geeks, that's why I married one! :) The greatest thing about Java User Groups (JUGs) isn't just the great content, but also the close knit community, the beers and chatting/networking with like-minded geeks talking tech and sharing ideas. I’m an active leader of the LJC (London JUG) and speak at events as well as organiser for the LJC Open Conference (Happening this Nov 23rd ;) ). I've actually… Continue

Added by Simon Maple on October 11, 2013 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

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Genkit Extension for Gemini CLI Brings Framework-Aware AI Assistance to the Terminal

Introducing Google's Genkit Extension for Gemini CLI: a groundbreaking tool that delivers framework-aware AI assistance directly to the terminal. Streamline your Genkit application development with context-aware code generation, debugging, and best practices—all without leaving the command line. Unleash productivity and innovation in building generative AI applications.

By Hien Luu

Presentation: Systems Thinking for Scaling Responsible Multi-Agent Architectures

Nimisha Asthagiri explains the critical need for responsible AI in complex multi-agent systems. She shares practical techniques for engineering leaders and architects, applying systems thinking and Causal Flow Diagrams. She shows how these methods help predict and mitigate the unintended consequences and structural risks inherent in autonomous, learning agents, using a scheduler agent example.

By Nimisha Asthagiri

GitHub MCP Registry Offers a Central Hub for Discovering and Deploying MCP Servers

GitHub has recently launched its Model Context Protocol (MCP) Registry, designed to help developers discover and use the AI tools directly from within their working environment. The registry currently lists over 40 MCP servers from Microsoft, GitHub, Dynatrace, Terraform, and many others.

By Sergio De Simone

Seed4J 2.0 Delivers a Migration from JHipster Lite

The release of Seed4J 2.0 delivers a migration from JHipster Lite 1.35.0. Seed4J is a “modular code generator that helps developers bootstrap their applications with clarity, structure, and purpose.” Pascal Grimaud, Creator of Seed4J and former Co-Leader of JHipster, spoke to InfoQ about this migration.

By Michael Redlich

Article: Go Channels: Understanding Happens-Before for Safe Concurrency

This article dives into the happens-before semantics of Go channels, explaining how they relate to memory visibility, synchronization, and concurrency correctness. We'll examine subtle pitfalls, illustrate them with examples, and explore the architectural implications for system designers.

By Gabor Koos

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