Funky Java, Objective Scala
Published June 29th, 2010 Under Coding | Leave a Comment
Polyglot programming is here and can improve your style. The first part of this session will look at libraries and techniques that you can use with today’s Java 6, and a peek ahead to Java 7. In the second part of this session we will look at Scala, it similarities to Java, and it’s easy access improvements. Along the way, some functional techniques will be introduced where they make sense, and where they make life easier. This is intended to be like easing into a warm swimming pool rather than diving in cold at the deep end.
A brief introduction to Scala for Java developers
Published March 24th, 2010 Under Coding | Leave a Comment
Miles Sabin gives a brief introduction to Scala for Java developers covering the basic features of Scala which make it such a productive alternative to Java. He also shows how Scala can be introduced to existing Java projects without the need for a Big Bang migration process, by reusing existing libraries and tools from the Java ecosystems and migrating class by class.
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Drunk on Software – Episode 17: Half of the Java Posse
Published October 28th, 2009 Under Coding | Leave a Comment
In this episode we sat in the hands of God with Carl Quinn and Joe Nuxoll of the Java Posse – a weekly Java-related podcast. As expected we discussed the current state of Java, Scala, and other fun topics.
Interview with Stuart Halloway
Published September 8th, 2009 Under Coding | Leave a Comment
An interview with Stuart Halloway, author of “Programming Clojure” and the “Java.next” article series. He talks about how evaluating Groovy, JRuby, Scala, and Clojure eventually lead him to write a book on Clojure.
Interview with Venkat Subramaniam
Published August 19th, 2009 Under Coding | Leave a Comment
Scott Davis interviewed Dr. Venkat Subramaniam, author of both Programming Scala and Programming Groovy. They talked about how each language fits comfortably into the toolkit of the modern Java developer. According to Venkat, “Groovy and Scala are good friends.”
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