Scala eXchange 2013 Report

My personal report from Scala eXchange 2013 in London. Check out more at http://skillsmatter.com/event/scala/scala-exchange-2013

Transcript

1. Scala  eXchange  2013   Report  from  biggest  European  Scala   conference  of  the  year  
2. Developer  Conference  First   •  h@p://skillsma@er.com/event/scala/scala-­‐ exchange-­‐2013   •  Twi@er:  #ScalaX   •  Organized  by:  h@p://skillsma@er.com/  
3. Venue,  Schedule,  Atmosphere  =  Great  
4. General  Themes   •  Scala  for  distributed  systems     •  Scala  isn’t  complex,  if  you  are  moSvated   •  Scala  is  gaining  massive  popularity  
5. Personal  Highlights  of  Day  One   •  Lenses:  Composi,onal  Data  Access  and  Manipula,on   by  Simon  Peyton   h@p://skillsma@er.com/podcast/scala/simon-­‐peyton-­‐ jones   •  Akka  in  Prac,se  by  Raymond  Roestenburg   h@p://skillsma@er.com/podcast/scala/akka-­‐in-­‐ pracSse-­‐designing-­‐actor-­‐based-­‐applicaSons   •  Failure:  Deal  with  it!  –  Victor  Klang   h@p://skillsma@er.com/podcast/scala/viktor-­‐klang   •  What  Are  Macros  Good  For?  -­‐  Eugene  Burmako   h@p://skillsma@er.com/podcast/scala/what-­‐are-­‐ macros-­‐good-­‐for    
6. Personal  Highlights  of  Day  Two   •  The  Road  to  Akka  Cluster  and  Beyond  –  Jonas  Boner   h@p://skillsma@er.com/podcast/scala/jonas-­‐boner   •  #Moody  Tweets  –  Jan  Machacek   h@p://skillsma@er.com/podcast/scala/moody-­‐tweets   •  Rethinking  the  Debugger  –  Iulian  Dragos   h@p://skillsma@er.com/podcast/scala/iulian-­‐dragos   •  Hidden  Gems  of  ScalaTest  2.0  –  Bill  Veners   h@p://skillsma@er.com/podcast/scala/bill-­‐venners  
7. Next  Year   •  8  –  9  December  2014   •  195  GPB  +  VAT   •  Highly  recommended