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Codetown is a social network. It's got blogs, forums, groups, personal pages and more! You might think of Codetown as a funky camper van with lots of compartments for your stuff and a great multimedia system, too! Best of all, Codetown has room for all of your friends.
Created by Michael Levin Dec 18, 2008 at 6:56pm. Last updated by Michael Levin May 4, 2018.
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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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