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Meeting Mycroft: An Open AI Platform You Can Order Around By Voice
Mycroft developer Ryan Sipes, speaking from the show floor of this year's OSCON in Austin,…
ContinueAdded by Timothy Lord on May 30, 2016 at 11:00pm — No Comments
The Making of Swampcast
Added by Michael Levin on May 28, 2016 at 9:00am — No Comments
Learning Groovy and Self-publishing
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,…
ContinueAdded by Adam Davis on May 25, 2016 at 3:00pm — No Comments
Is Social Networking Over?
Has social networking reached it's peak?
The change from traditional read-only web pages to read write web pages took the world by storm. Web 2.0 gave rise to blogs and social features that gave a voice to the independent. It…
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Attend OSCON for Free May 16-19 in Austin, TX
The O'Reilly Open Source Convention is just a few weeks away and we have free expo plus passes available. OSCON is the best place to sharpen your skills and discover important new trends, making you better at what you do and rekindling your love of all things digital. The Expo Plus pass includes access to the expo hall, all evening events, sponsored sessions and…
Added by Michael Levin on April 25, 2016 at 3:29pm — No Comments
What's 18F?
We encourage you to adapt 18F open source projects for your work and personal purposes, whether you’re a fellow federal employee or outside government. We’ve put together a list of some 18F repositories that might be especially… Continue
Added by Michael Levin on April 12, 2016 at 11:53pm — No Comments
Apply to Speak at Strata + Hadoop World in New York
September 26-29, 2016
New York, NY
Do you have a story waiting to be heard? A big idea to share? A skill to teach? Strata + Hadoop World has become the gathering place for those who work with and consume data. It’s where the industry charts a course towards better decision-making and navigating our connected, always-on world. Strata + Hadoop World showcases the cutting-edge science that’s making organizations worldwide… Continue
Added by Michael Levin on April 11, 2016 at 9:42am — No Comments
Hay Caramba! CFP for JavaOne Latin America 2016 extended!
https://www.oracle.com/br/en/javaone/call-for-proposals.html
Here's some info. The deadline is 4/18.
"Welcome to the Call for Papers for JavaOne Latin America,… Continue
Added by Michael Levin on April 7, 2016 at 1:00pm — No Comments
Devoxx Poland
The Devoxx Poland call for papers closed!
es 3/31/16. Why should you submit your abstract? Devoxx Poland occurs in beautiful Krakow. June 22-24 are the dates. That's the most desirable time to be in central Europe. It's a global conference so you'll meet people from all over the world.
There were over 2000 participants last year. The…
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Open Source Bridge is Coming Up!
Open Source Enthusiasts: this is a great conference. I have been to OSB and I can vouch for it. It's well attended and the talks are top notch. Plus, it'll bring you back into touch with the Portland community this year. Here's some info:
Open Source Bridge: http://opensourcebridge.org
Open Source Bridge is a…
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Containers, Microservices, Docker...WTF?
What the heck are containers, microservices and Docker? Did I read somewhere that Docker has been downloaded 2 billion times? Two billion? That's insanely huge! Docker is a container. …
Added by Michael Levin on February 13, 2016 at 9:30am — No Comments
Bits and Bobs (or, Gleasons)
Hello, OrlandoJUG!
We had a great meeting last week. Didn't come? You missed out on a great talk about Java Server Faces and Servlet by Ed Burns, but the good thing is his books are easy to find and he's local.…
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Open Source Bridge CFP (Portland <3)
Open Source Bridge is a conference in Portland, Oregon. It's in June and that's a great time to be in Portland. This year, OSCON is going to be in Austin. OSB's call for papers is open now. There are lots of reasons to pick Open Source Bridge as a conference destination this year. Check out the …
Added by Michael Levin on January 26, 2016 at 9:48am — No Comments
.Net Opensourced?
Have you tried it? I can't wait! The architecture is simple and hasn't changed enough to mess you up if it's been a while since you used it.
I want to hear all about your Open Source .Net adventures. Yes, there's a .Net group here on Codetown. Just take a look around...
Happy… Continue
Added by Michael Levin on January 24, 2016 at 9:48am — No Comments
Comparing JavaScript Frameworks
https://www.airpair.com/js/javascript-framework-comparison
Have you got a case study or experience to add?
Added by Michael Levin on January 11, 2016 at 5:30am — No Comments
2 FREE EBOOKS! JAVA 8 AND FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMMING!
Introducing Java 8
by Raoul-Gabriel Urma
Offers a practical tutorial to some of the core Java 8 features and gets you programming quickly with Java 8.http://www.oreilly.com/programming/free/introducing-java-8.csp
Object Oriented vs Functional Programming
by Richard Warburton
Explains the similarities and differences…
Added by Michael Levin on January 7, 2016 at 1:53pm — No Comments
Hadoop and big data - believe the hype?
What do you think? True or hype, in your experience?
Added by Michael Levin on December 22, 2015 at 1:38pm — No Comments
Learning JavaScript?
If you're learning JavaScript or just interested in how it's moving along, this survey has some nuggets to glean like what the most popular tools are these days. Have a look: https://ponyfoo.com/articles/javascript-developer-survey-results
Added by Michael Levin on December 16, 2015 at 9:30pm — No Comments
new JUG Africa social group
The new JUG Africa social group is live! Check it out here: https://community.oracle.com/groups/jug-africa-social-group
http://medianetwork.oracle.com/video/player/4640558532001
And more…
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