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JCertif is on! Rockin' in the Congo...

JCertif is one of the first Java related conferences in the Republic of Congo, Brazzaville. Sponsored by AfricaJUG, CongoJUG, Oracle and Fujitsu and organized by none other than Codetown's own… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on August 25, 2010 at 6:47am — No Comments

DevCamp Bangalore

We're happy to announce the third edition of DevCamp Bangalore -

DevCamp Bangalore 3 (http://bangalore.devcamp.in) on Saturday, 4th

September 2010.

The event will be sponsored & hosted by ThoughtWorks

(www.thoughtworks.com) at our office in Diamond District, Bangalore.

(view map:… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on August 16, 2010 at 7:29am — No Comments

eWaste and the Social Landfill

Murray's concern with the problems presented by unwanted but usable old computers being discarded in landfills led him to an unexpected solution. He talks to TEDxCreativeCoast 2010 about the problems of e-waste, the digital divide, and how a local youth organization is tackling a small part of the problem by giving back to those most in…

Added by Michael Levin on August 15, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Lady Java

Added by Michael Levin on August 13, 2010 at 10:20pm — No Comments

Student passes for JavaOne

The JavaOne team has published the student pass policy:

http://www.oracle.com/us/javaonedevelop/063292.html#student

Basically:

- Free "Discover" passes will be available (Exhibition Hall, Keynotes,

Mason St. tent) for students

- Session entry will also be possible on a stand-by basis (priority

given to non-student attendees)

- Must be 18 & enrolled in… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on May 25, 2010 at 11:46am — No Comments

Orlando Mobile Programming Club

Meets at DeVry U!

Added by Michael Levin on May 1, 2010 at 10:21am — No Comments

OrlandoJUG Git Presentation with Jim Moore - April 2010

Jim Moore instructs at GatorJUG Git Talk

A Look At Git.pdf

Jim's talk on Git and Gradle was very informative. We finally gave in and said "let's just talk about Git and look at Gradle another time". Git has… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on April 30, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments

Codeslinger Shootout

The GatorLUG Codeslinger Shootout is tonight! If you cant make it, then stay tined to the GatorLUG website to see who wins and how. http://www.gatorlug.org/node/261

Added by Michael Levin on April 21, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

HTML5, Flash and iPad - Pop Culture ... what do you think?

I think HTML5 has a lot to offer. I think it's pretty bold to say Flash is going to die. I can't wait to play with an iPad. But, you and I know that just around the corner will be an "open pad"! Hmmmm,

openpad dot com - has a catchy ring to it,… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on April 5, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Open Source Bridge - Call for Proposals ends very soon!

Open Source Bridge is a new conference for developers working with open source technologies and for people interested in

learning the open source way. You have until 11:59pm PDT on March 29th (Monday) to send your proposals.

OSB is a volunteer run, non… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on March 28, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Google Summer of Code

If you are a college student interested in Open Source software, now is

the time to get involved.

http://code.google.com/soc/

Each year, Google offers students the opportunity to spend their summer

coding on open source projects. You propose a project, and if selected,

you're assigned a mentor and provided a $4500 stipend. It is… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on March 26, 2010 at 11:14am — No Comments

About CodeTown

Why CodeTown? In 1994, I heard some programmers asking a question about something they couldn't seem to figure out. I had no idea what the answer was myself. I posted the question on the internet. Moments later, I got a reply from Australia. I told the programmers the answer. It solved a big problem in our group. They told the department manager. I got called in for a meeting with the manager. I had no idea why. I sat down, a bit nervous. The manager and his ass't manager were both there in the… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on March 25, 2010 at 6:48am — No Comments

Who Broke the Build?

Thanks to Aaron Houston of Adobe for sending…

Added by Michael Levin on March 16, 2010 at 1:39pm — 1 Comment

JavaOne CFP extended for 48 hours

Been asked to pass this along:

"Folks,

Just in case daylight savings time got the best of you this weekend, we have extended the

JavaOne Call for Papers by 48 hours. If you have not yet submitted a topic or have

additional ideas, you have until 11:59pm Pacific Time on Tuesday, March 16th to get your

abstracts in. Keep the submissions coming—this is looking to be the best JavaOne…

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Added by Michael Levin on March 15, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

JavaOne Call for Papers ends today

http://java.sun.com/javaone/: "The 2010 conference will once again bring together the global Java technical community for a week of education, debate and exchange. This year, the conference curriculum is going back to its roots –– 100% Java

technology and the related ecosystem. JavaOne conference speakers

receive a Full Conference pass and the respect of… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on March 14, 2010 at 11:46am — No Comments

Recap - GatorJUG Grails Talk with Joshua Davis

The GatorJUG Grails recap is here.

If you missed Joshua Davis's Grails presentation, he'll give a similar talk at the upcoming OrlandoJUG. Join the OrlandoJUG group… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on March 13, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

JavaOne Call for Papers

FYI - JavaOne call for papers is open!

JavaOne 2010 Call for Papers Now Open

Share your knowledge and expertise as a JavaOne speaker. The 2010 conference will once again bring together the global Java technical community for… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on February 11, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

The Definitive Guide to Jython

This just in: The Definitive Guide to Jython: Python for the Java Platform is finally available!

Jython is an open source implementation of the high-level, dynamic, object-oriented scripting language Python seamlessly… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on February 8, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

What are you working on these days?

February 1, 2010 is here. The stock market is better. New projects are in swing. What are you working on these days? Are you fine tuning your existing application and adding new features? Is your day spent building something new? Are you using a new hardware platform? Have you entered a new arena?

Looking forward, the things that I find interesting are ideas… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on February 1, 2010 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Gamers - This may be the best Flash game in the world!

http://machinarium.net/demo/ is built by Amanita, the Czech folks who brought us Samarost. Check it out.

Added by Michael Levin on January 31, 2010 at 12:01pm — No Comments

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