Explore Scala's Slick, a functional database access library, in this 27-minute presentation video from the 2013 Philly ETE conference. Dive into the core concepts of Slick, including its aims, supported databases, and functional data access principles. Learn how to create collections, work with functions and methods, and manipulate sequences using functional programming techniques. Discover the power of transformation functions and see Slick in action through practical examples. Gain insights into elegant database management solutions for Scala developers seeking efficient and functional approaches to data access.