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This group focuses on the Java SE environment. It's the core Java group. Questions? Answers? Musings? This is the place for you!
"Welcome to Codetown! You may want to join some groups. That way, when there’s activity, you’ll get notified. And, you can manage notifications as you like. "
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- At 9:24am on June 26, 2019,
Michael Levin said…
Welcome to Codetown! You may want to join some groups. That way, when there’s activity, you’ll get notified. And, you can manage notifications as you like.
Happy 10th year, JCertif!
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Welcome to Codetown!
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.
When you create a profile for yourself you get a personal page automatically. That's where you can be creative and do your own thing. People who want to get to know you will click on your name or picture and…
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