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We bring you the fourth and final instalment for April 2018, of our suggested ‘Sunday Reads’. This week we share some of our best-loved Scala, Haskell & FP learns from around the internet. It's not too late! If you haven’t already remember to sign up to our third Scala in the City held on Thursday 26th April at the lovely Uswitch offices. This event is for anyone who loves a...

This article written by Daniel van Flymen talks about how the fastest way to learn how Blockchains work is to build one, let us know what you know about Blockchains! "You’re here because, like me, you’re psyched about the rise of Cryptocurrencies. And you want to know how Blockchains work—the fundamental technology behind them. But understanding Blockchains isn’t easy—or at ...

Are you in need of a challenge this weekend? This list of coding websites will give you just that. Written by Daniel Borowski have a read through and see if you're up to the challenge. "At the end of 2016 I published the article: The 10 most popular coding challenge websites for 2017. The list was based on a few resources such as popular blog posts, Quora posts, articles, Go...

Signify are thrilled to announce that we are once again Silver sponsors of Typelevel Summit Berlin on 18th May which will be taking place the day after Scala Days Berlin. After sponsoring the Typelevel Summit Copenhagen in 2017 we were certain that this year we wanted to be involved again. This is the sixth Typelevel Summit and it is open to all looking to attend so whether ...

Did you attend Scalar? If not then don't worry as you can still catch up on the talks which took place. So if you didnt manage to make it then check out the videos below from some of the speakers which have been uploaded by Software Mill, enjoy! Mikołaj Koziarkiewicz - What I learned about Akka streams by making a game with it Akka Streams is a versatile framework for creati...

If you’re looking for a relaxed, chilled lifestyle then Amsterdam is perfect for you. With the welcoming and friendly atmosphere you are bound to feel right at home as soon as you step foot in the City. Your new morning journey to work could consist of a leisurely walk along the canal or riding through the cobbled streets on your bicycle. If you’re thinking of taking the plu...

This article was orginally found on carlosmchica.github.io written by Carlos Morera. "Whilst reading Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, also known as the SICP book, I discovered the concept of Sequences as Conventional Interfaces. Even though it is an idea that I was somewhat familiar with, it was the first time I encountered a more formal definition for it. ...

Image credit Scaladays.org We are proud to announce that Signify are Gold sponsors of both Scala Days Berlin in May 14th – 17th and New York 19th – 21st June. A two-day conference, Scala Days brings together developers from all around the world to share their experiences. They talk about new ideas and creating applications with Scala, Akka, Play, Typelevel projects, and othe...

In this post Bartosz Jankiewicz tells us of his experience with percentile values. "Recently when running performance tests we have spotted a worrying phenomenon. The response times were quite satisfying at first glance. On average we got < 20ms which was meeting contract requirements. Unfortunately average is not always a good measure and in our case it has become a perfect...

Blockchain is still a very popular subject and this article by Alex Moskov from CoinCentral.com discusses what exactly Riot Blockchain is. "Riot Blockchain Inc. ($RIOT) is the first NASDAQ listed company that focuses exclusively on bitcoin and blockchain-based companies. Our very own Doug Polk interviewed an advisor (joined October 2017) to Riot Blockchain and took a dove in...