Codetown ::: a software developer's community
Lamine Ba, co-chairman of the SeneJUG, is a talented developer and businessman. Work hard, play hard! Check out this video shot of Lamine enjoying his favorite sport. The footage was shot by Lamine's talented brother, Racine Ba. Lamine is surfing off the coast of Dakar at a place called the "Secret Spot". Have you ever seen the movie "Endless Summer"? The first stop the surfers hit was this place in Dakar. Enjoy!
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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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