Functional Programming Essentials
Explore functional programming's origins, principles, and practical applications in Scala. Learn about pure functions, immutability, and how to apply FP concepts in everyday work without complex abstractions.
Event Sourcing and CQRS
Explore Event Sourcing and CQRS patterns for scalable state management in Scala applications, featuring Lagom framework implementation, challenges, and alternative approaches.
DRY Compiling
Optimize Scala compilation times by reusing incremental compilations from CI or colleagues. Learn to save time with cached compilation for various scenarios using the Hoarder plugin.
Easy and Efficient Data Validation with Cats
Explore efficient data validation using Cats library in Scala. Learn expressive techniques for robust request validation, focusing on easy-to-use data types and approachable syntax without deep category theory knowledge.
Building Code Analysis Tools at Twitter
Explore advanced code analysis tools for large-scale Scala development, focusing on improving code browsing, review, and evolution using scala.meta semantic API and Kythe integration at Twitter.
Compiling Like a Boss
Explore techniques to optimize Scala compilation times, from compiler options and anti-patterns to utilizing multi-core processing with Triplequote Hydra, for faster and more efficient development.
Fast Startup and Low Latency - Pick Two
Explore Scala Native for lightweight system programming, enabling fast startup and low latency without JVM complexities. Learn about its features, garbage collection, and performance benchmarks.
ADTs for the Win
Explore Algebraic Data Types in Scala, their benefits, and applications. Learn to create custom ADTs, leverage pattern matching, and develop a new collection type.
Problem Solving Recipes Learned from Supporting Spark
Insights into common Spark pitfalls and how to avoid them. Learn tips and tricks for debugging and optimizing Spark applications, from memory errors to configuration issues and performance optimization.
Long-Lived Microservices
Explore building and maintaining long-lived microservice systems using Scala and Akka. Learn architectural choices, best practices, and tools for distributed systems in various industries.
Adventures in Metaprogramming - Macros versus Shapeless
Explore metaprogramming techniques in Scala, comparing macros, shapeless, and code generation to eliminate boilerplate and improve code maintainability for intermediate developers.
Introduction to Spark Datasets
Explore Apache Spark's Dataset API for efficient big data processing, combining functional and relational programming concepts with optimized performance and type safety.
Introduction to gRPC with ScalaPB
Learn to implement gRPC applications in Scala using ScalaPB. Explore high-performance RPC framework features, HTTP/2 support, and protocol buffers for efficient microservice communication.
Quantifying and Explaining Immutability in Scala
Explore immutability in Scala: its importance, types, and real-world usage. Learn about a compiler plugin for analyzing immutability in your projects.
Bifurcation Without Schism - The Scala Ecosystem
Explore Scala's ecosystem duality: functional programming vs. practical development. Discover challenges, opportunities, and strategies for leveraging this unique community structure to create powerful libraries and a productive language.
Monix Task - Lazy, Async and Awesome
Explore lazy and asynchronous computation with Monix Task, a powerful alternative to Scala's Future. Learn its design, performance benefits, and practical applications in handling non-determinism.
Taming Distribution - Formal Protocols for Akka Typed
Explore formal protocols for Akka Typed, focusing on ensuring correct behavior in distributed systems through static typing and effect tracking, with practical examples in actor-based systems.
Uniting Church and State - FP and OO Together
Explore Church encoding to combine functional and object-oriented programming, achieving simple semantics and high performance in time series analysis for large-scale data processing.
When All Abstraction Is Lost
Explore a novel approach to proving correctness in concurrent/distributed systems using ScalaTest extension, featuring explicit state model checking and a DSL for describing system behaviors.
Real World Android Akka
Explore building resilient VoIP Android apps with Akka for extreme sports, focusing on minimizing packets, error recovery, and maintaining user experience during long activities.
Impact on Business and Society
Exploring AI democratization at Salesforce, focusing on reducing human effort in service centers through automated model building, feature engineering, and actionable results using scalable technologies.