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Welcome to the world of compact keyboards! These small form factor keyboards are a game-changer when it comes to…
Blog 50% Keyboard Guide: Tiny Typists' Delight 1 LikeChris DiBona is the director of open source at Google, and he's been taking a big part in the open source and Free software ecosystem for a very long time--not least in his role with Google's…
Blog Some thoughts on licensing from Google's Chris DiBona 1 LikeHello folks,
Want to hear about new Java APIs and some of the decisions made at the recent…
Blog Let's talk about new Java APIs! 1 LikeWhy use Amazon's container service?
We all experience a common set of tasks when working in IT shops. Someone gets delegated…
Blog Why use Amazon EC2 (AWS) Container Services (Docker) 1 Like Matt Raible just published the slide deck to his JHipster talk. What's…
This post discusses building a…
Just a reminder: Oracle plans to stop updating Java 7 in April of this year (next month).
Blog Java 7 EOL 1 LikeAs outlined in…
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There’s a hot new…
Blog Hot New Language (Groovy) 2 LikesNot familiar with FLEX but this article has some interesting info on it. Another tool in the web developer's toolbox?…
Blog FLEX goes to Apache 1 LikeIt may not adhere to the strict Java format of OJUG but was quite useful in learning more of the growing tools available to the web based developer.
Jackie Gleason answered this and…
Gerrit Grunwald, aka @hansolo_ on twitter, has just ported his Swing based gauges and meters framework known as …
Blog JavaFX and SteelSeries gauges using FXML 1 LikeJames Ward gave a great presentation on Heroku. The server of choice for Facebook developement. He commented on some attendees not being familiar with all the buzzwords he used. So we thought…
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In a detailed engineering post, Yelp shared how it built a scalable and cost-efficient pipeline for processing Amazon S3 server-access logs (SAL) across its infrastructure, overcoming traditional limitations of raw log storage and querying at high volume.
By Craig Risi
During the recent Microsoft Ignite conference, the cloud provider announced the early preview of Azure HorizonDB, a managed Postgres-compatible database service for enterprise workloads.
By Renato Losio
Google has just released version 1.0 of Magika, a substantial rewrite of its open-source file type detection system. The new version leverages AI to support a broader range of file types and is built in Rust for maximum speed and security.
By Sergio De Simone
Netflix has introduced the Upper metamodel within its Unified Data Architecture (UDA) to standardize domain definitions and generate consistent data container representations. UDA links conceptual models to GraphQL, Avro, SQL, and Java artifacts, supporting projections, mappings, and knowledge graph-based discovery across content, advertising, and operational systems.
By Leela Kumili
Nuqs, a cutting-edge open-source URL state manager for React, revolutionizes application development with its type-safe approach. Showcased at React Advanced 2025, it empowers developers to share complete app states via URLs, enabling "teleportation" and "time travel." Adopted by industry leaders, Nuqs simplifies state management while ensuring robust performance and type safety.
By Daniel Curtis
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