As Scala is gaining momentum on the JVM, this video introduces Scala to Java developers and shows off some of its expressive power: higher-order functions, type inference and pattern matching. This is done by building a simple web service.
This video reports decisions and experiences in migrating a Java application to Lift/Scala. The topics covered are: The Mapper OR-Mapping framework; Problems in separating user interface from business logic; Comparison with JPA and Hibernate; How to get quickly an application without scaffolding; Configuring Lift by the LiftRules and S objects; …
This video shows you how to transition from a Java writing imperative programmer to a functional programmer, using Java, Clojure and Scala for examples. It takes common topics from imperative languages and looks at alternative ways of solving those problems in functional languages.
To make the transition from Java to Scala easier, you might want to keep some of the existing Java frameworks your company have experience in using. At least that is our theory when we chose to keep SpringMVC as web framework in my current Scala project. Time will tell if …
JavaFX 2.0 is the next version of a revolutionary rich client platform for developing immersive desktop applications. One of the new features in JavaFX 2.0 is a set of pure Java APIs that can be used from any JVM language, opening up tremendous possibilities. This talk demonstrates the future potential …
Today writing portable Web applications that can use the power of the Comet technique is almost impossible: Tomcat, Jetty, and Grizzly/GlassFish application server all have their own set of private APIs. Atmosphere leverages and builds on Project Jersey and the Java API for RESTful Web Services (JAX-RS). Jersey is the …
