Finagle for Beginners
Learn Finagle's core concepts, including "server as function," dynamic request routing with Dtabs, and generic request contexts. Explore practical applications for building high-concurrency servers using this extensible RPC system.
The Essence of Testing
Explore the core principles of software testing, focusing on ScalaTest's evolution, propositional and predicate logic, and property-based testing advancements.
Reification and Type-Safety in a CQRS World
Explore reification and type-safety in CQRS applications, focusing on modeling domains as Algebraic Data Types with commands and events. Learn different approaches using type parameters, projections, and path-dependent types.
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.
Learn You Akka Streams for Great Good
Learn essential and advanced Akka Streams features through live coding and demos. Covers materialized values, cyclic graphs, and practical applications in Scala for efficient stream processing.
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.
Streams, Effects and Beautiful Folds - A Winning Trilogy
Explore building a minimal streaming library using eff for async computations and origami for data extraction, learning to balance complexity and powerful abstractions in Scala.
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.
Akka Support in IntelliJ IDEA
Explore IntelliJ IDEA's Akka support features, including code inspection, constructor messages, and debugging. Learn about future developments and suggest improvements.
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.
GraphQL - A Type System for Your API
GraphQL introduction: efficient data retrieval, powerful type system, and API design solutions. Learn concepts, benefits, and implementation in Scala using Sangria.
Using Scala.js and Functional Reactive Programming for Developing Enterprise Applications
Explore Scala-based application development for SAP systems, focusing on Scala.js for UI creation and functional reactive programming with the Dive library for enterprise solutions.