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What has been your experience of getting started with Scala in IntelliJ IDEA? At JetBrains, they took the daring move to re-evaluate their own experience and lucky for us Senior Software Developer, Pavel Fatin at ScalaSphere, gives us the insight into their first steps with this project. Enabling the First Step They say “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single ste...

With Akka Cluster being such a powerful tool it has many benefits however it may not always be applicable in every project. Why is this? SoftwareMill, Senior Software Engineer, Michał Matłoka gives us the reasoning behind why using Akka Cluster for interservice communication in a microservice architecture may not work in your favour. 'Akka Cluster is a very powerful tool all...

There can be some challenges with Open Source Revolution, but what are they? Scala Contributor, Heather Miller at LX Scala discussed the unrecognized challenges, FLOSS and the Scala community. There is so much to learn in this talk so let's get stuck in... In this LX Scala opening keynote, Heather Miller describes the unrecognized challenges involved in the Open Source revol...

So we might not have been actual Superheros for the evening but we came as close as we could! Last Thursday the Signify team pulled on their capes and masks to run 5km for 'Superhero in the City', this awesome fun run took place for the first time this year and with over 100 people running, it was a successful event. Superhero in the City supports multiple charities and is a...

Have you heard of DAML? It's an open-source functional language created by Digital Asset and at Scala in the City, we were lucky to get an exclusive insight into it from Developer, Nathan Matthews. Want to know more? Let's watch his talk! Making Contracts Smart, Secure and Functional with DAML and Scala In today's connected world APIs are everywhere. As more systems are conn...

Want tips for solving real-world problems? Check out this talk by Senior Consultant, Reid Evans at LambdaConf where you'll learn that structures of abstract algebra appear often in the real world and you can gain the skills needed to spot these, as well as finding out how to use them to solve problems. Abstract Algebras and Where to Find Them Magmas, Monoids, and More! The s...

Do implicits fill you with fear? There is no need and in this talk by Daniel Westheide from Scala Days Berlin you will see why. As a Scala Developer, you should embrace the typeclass pattern and in this talk you'll see numerous examples of typeclasses used in the Scala ecosystem. Have a watch! Don't Fear the Implicits: Everything You Need to Know About Typeclasses Developers...

Are you wondering about the use of GraalVM? This set of tools is incredibly useful but how should you go about the installation and setup? Check out this article by Founder of SoftwareMill, Adam Warski and you'll have all your questions answered. 'GraalVM, of which the final 19.0 version was released a couple of days ago, is a set of tools providing a runtime for multiple (n...

Happy Sunday! We've got our Sunday Reads ready for you and with Scala Days celebrating 10 Years of Scala there is so much content to check out, enjoy catching up. Sunday Reads Our first read is from Cesar Bretana Gonzalez, Full Stack Software Engineer. The post is called You can learn NodeJS: Part 1. Our second read is from Seth Tisue, Senior Software Engineer. This talk is ...

As a Scala developer you have the opportunity to work in some of the most incredible tech companies globally using the coolest and most advanced tech stacks but often the main question on a new role is salary. The Scala programming language has been in use for 10 years as of 2019 and is continually being developed. Therefore having the experience of using this complex langua...