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Explore a comprehensive guide to adopting and mastering Scala from two distinct perspectives in this 48-minute conference talk recorded at Scala Days Berlin 2016. Join Sofia Cole, a developer at YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP, and Dave Gurnell, a consultant at Underscore, as they share their experiences migrating from a legacy Perl monolith to a Scala microservice architecture. Learn how to sell Scala within your organization, navigate the complexities of Scala and functional programming concepts, and reconcile the viewpoints of developers from different backgrounds. Discover the benefits of hack days, functional programming workshops, and coding dojos, along with insights on effective pair programming techniques. Gain valuable knowledge on language adoption, pitching Scala, and relevant metrics while enjoying an entertaining and enlightening alternative take on the Scala adoption journey.
Syllabus
Introduction
Meet Sofia and Dave
Why Scala
Learning
Not equal to similarity
Learning and teaching
Peer review
Pairing
What you should learn
Mistakes
Language adoption
Pitching Scala
Metrics
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