Scala eXchange 2013 Report
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The Scala Exchange 2013 report outlines the highlights from Europe's largest Scala developer conference, featuring general themes such as distributed systems and the accessibility of Scala. Notable sessions included talks on lenses for data manipulation, practical applications of Akka, and discussions on debugging. The next event is scheduled for December 8-9, 2014, with a registration cost of £195 plus VAT.
Scala eXchange 2013 Report
- 1. Scala eXchange 2013 Report from biggest European Scala conference of the year
- 2. Developer Conference First • h@p://[email protected]/event/scala/scala-‐ exchange-‐2013 • Twi@er: #ScalaX • Organized by: h@p://[email protected]/
- 3. Venue, Schedule, Atmosphere = Great
- 4. General Themes • Scala for distributed systems • Scala isn’t complex, if you are moSvated • Scala is gaining massive popularity
- 5. Personal Highlights of Day One • Lenses: Composi,onal Data Access and Manipula,on by Simon Peyton h@p://[email protected]/podcast/scala/simon-‐peyton-‐ jones • Akka in Prac,se by Raymond Roestenburg h@p://[email protected]/podcast/scala/akka-‐in-‐ pracSse-‐designing-‐actor-‐based-‐applicaSons • Failure: Deal with it! – Victor Klang h@p://[email protected]/podcast/scala/viktor-‐klang • What Are Macros Good For? -‐ Eugene Burmako h@p://[email protected]/podcast/scala/what-‐are-‐ macros-‐good-‐for
- 6. Personal Highlights of Day Two • The Road to Akka Cluster and Beyond – Jonas Boner h@p://[email protected]/podcast/scala/jonas-‐boner • #Moody Tweets – Jan Machacek h@p://[email protected]/podcast/scala/moody-‐tweets • Rethinking the Debugger – Iulian Dragos h@p://[email protected]/podcast/scala/iulian-‐dragos • Hidden Gems of ScalaTest 2.0 – Bill Veners h@p://[email protected]/podcast/scala/bill-‐venners
- 7. Next Year • 8 – 9 December 2014 • 195 GPB + VAT • Highly recommended