Codetown ::: a software developer's community
First of all, relax, I'm not announcing an exclusive executive swapmeet. The market for used cell phones has ramped up to a whopping $11 billion as of 2016[1]. That's a big number by itself, especially since the market scarcely existed just ten years ago. By comparison, everything sold in every category by everyone worldwide on Ebay, new or used, was $84 billion total in 2016[2].
Unless you are actually a senior exec and can offer your device, refurbished, to other…
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Mobile devices prove to be a setback for cross-platform software development, but I hope it will be a minor one. At present, Android totally dominates the mobile market both in terms of hardware and software volume. As well, mobile devices are overtaking desktops for overall usage as we speak. But Linux, as open-source-friendly as it is appears to be getting the rub from Google, so where are we?
As Google continues to grumble about not controlling the world, they're leaking…
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I had the pleasure of attending Enterprise Connect '17. #EC17 is a conference about communication: telephony, video, chat, and all forms of…
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Looking for something interesting to do this weekend? Well, if you're in South Florida, there's a hackathon Saturday that sounds like a great way to learn some new tools and use some interesting …
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O'Reilly Conference Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship Program:
At O'Reilly, they believe that true innovation depends on hearing from, and listening to, people with a variety of perspectives. They want their conferences, and the technology communities and companies who participate in them, to include, encourage, and recognize people of all races,…
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O'Reilly has another Humble Book Bundle, this time: All about Hacks.
Fill your library with practical and creative hacks with O'Reilly's latest Humble Bundle. Readers can pay any price they choose and support a charity at the same time! Bundle Ends …
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As i am writing this post, there are many outstanding web scraping software have been released in the market and also one major exit from the market called as Kimono.
Still i will pitch for Web Scraping Service over Web Scraping Software because of the following reasons :
Pros :
1. One time fee payment and life time…
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Why use Amazon's container service?
We all experience a common set of tasks when working in IT shops. Someone gets delegated (voluntold) to the task of working with the System Admin, JBoss/Middleware, Security, and Hardware support teams in configuring a brand new set of servers.
Other times we develop an install instructions for JBoss EAP or a database product like MongoDB or Postgress. Then every developer…
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Mycroft developer Ryan Sipes, speaking from the show floor of this year's OSCON in Austin,…
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What is Groovy and why should I care?
Hello again, it's me, Adam. Earlier this year, I finished my self-published book, Learning Groovy,…
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Broadcom launched Spring Boot 3.5, improving configuration, containers, and SSL. The release has breaking configuration changes and gets only 13 months of free releases, but adds 72 months of paid ones. Related Spring releases are Spring AI, Spring Security, Spring for GraphQL, Spring Integration, and Spring Data. Spring Framework 7.0 and Spring Boot 4.0 start a new generation in November 2025.
By Karsten SilzDan 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.
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