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Have you ever used JVM for functional languages? You may have noticed some issues arise! In this talk by Jarek Ratajski at LambdaConf 2018, Jarek analyses where the problems were attempted to be fixed and when it makes sense and it compares to the pure Java/Haskell implementation. Beauty and the Beast: Haskell for JVM After 20 years of evolution, the Java Virtual Machine bec...

Thank you again to everyone who came along to Scala in the City at Depop last week. It was amazing to see so many of you who took the time out to come along and support our team with the start of the 2019 journey for Scala in the City. Our speakers, Tamer Abdulradi and John Cragg, filled our evening with knowledge and we are so glad to share with you the videos from both the...

Need a platform to help you with your problem solving when using large amounts of data? MapR Platform is a great option, it is a highly efficient file system with a strong streaming API. Software Engineer, Nicolas A Perez looks at what documents can be stored on this platform and how else we can make the most of it. MapR Platform is an excellent choice for solving many of th...

Are you ready to explore Akka and Kubernetes? Find out how you can get a combined win using Akka and Kubernetes together. In this Lightbend webinar, Software Engineer Fabio Tiriticco will tell you exactly how you can get that win using them to make your systems fully Reactive to any demand. Akka and Kubernetes: Reactive From Code To Cloud Akka–the asynchronous, actor-based t...

Using Cloud Haskell find out in detail about two process calculi, pi Calculus and its natural successor rho calculus. At LambdaConf 2018 Pawel Szulc gave an amazing introduction to process calculus and how they can describe high-level interactions. Enjoy watching! Understanding Distributed Calculi in Haskell In the late 1960s, it was already a well-established fact that any ...

Feeling in need of some Scala, Functional Programming and Haskell learns? Don't worry, we've got you covered! Check out our weekly Sunday reads where we have compiled our favourite reads from this week, enjoy your Sunday and fill your day with knowledge. Thank you to everyone who came along to our first Scala in the City of 2019. It was an incredible success and with our two...

We hope you all enjoyed Scala in the City last night! The Signify team are so thrilled to have Scala in the City back up and running for 2019 and we know that this year will bring another round of incredible meet-ups. Thank you to Depop for hosting, it was amazing to hear a bit more about the tech side of the innovative app company from Lead Software Engineer, Robert Erdin a...

Previously SoftwareMill began working on an application with the goal to allow radio enthusiasts globally to take part in the PW-Sat2 project which is a student satellite project. The aim was to collect and process the data, they have done this by implementing a solution. Want to know what that solution was? Have a read of this article by Senior Software Engineer, Tomasz Łuc...

Have you ever used the library Spire? It can be of great use when numeric programming as it provides strong support needed for writing fast and correct programs. At Scala Italy, Typelevel Co-Founder, Lars Hupel introduces us to Spire, showcasing the ‘number tower’, real-ish numbers and how to obey the law. Enjoy watching! Numeric Programming with Spire Numeric programming is...

Do you know when you should be using Apache Spark or Apache Flink? They are both open-sourced, distributed processing frameworks but each will be applicable depending on your project. Check out this blog where Software Consultant, Anmol Sarna looks at the features and when you should choose either one! 'In our last blog, we had a discussion about the latest version of Spark ...