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December 16th, 2021, ISSUE 409

READING

ZIO environment: episode 3

We’ve covered two previous incarnations of the ZIO environment. The feature has been getting better with each release; since the changes in 2.0 are really significant, our ZIO-env-series definitely needs a new episode!
Adam Warski (@adamwarski)
Preparing Apache Kafka for Scala 3

During the proof of concept to check the feasibility of the Scala 3 migration, we encountered several problems. These were in different parts of the ecosystem: the build tool, the bytecode generation, and the Java interoperability. We will describe each of those points with further detail.
Josep Prat (@jlprat)
How I Self-Published My First Technical Book

This blog post will explore how the process of writing and publishing Hands-on Scala went: from its inception, to writing, editing, and finally publishing in multiple formats and mediums.
Li Haoyi (@li_haoyi)
Sustainable Scala

To what extent do programming languages affect the energy consumption of programs? How does Scala compare to the other programming languages? Does that matter for building an environmentally sustainable digital world?
Julien Richard-Foy, Wojciech Mazur

VIDEOS

"Scala CLI" - Tool or Toy?

Scala CLI is a command-line tool to interact with the Scala language. Let's see if it's a toy or a useful tool for professionals.
DevInsideYou (@DevInsideYou)
"Practical Functional Programming in Scala" Review

Get this book if you are in doubt about how to structure a full blown functional code base from scratch!
DevInsideYou (@DevInsideYou)

EVENTS

Scala Love CFP, February 18th, 2022, Online Event

Everyone is very welcome to apply to speak at Scala Love. We are looking for people willing to share their knowledge in the company of other great developers.
Scala Love (@scala_love)
ScalaMatsuri CFP, March 19th - 20th, 2022, Online Event

CFP will close at January 15th (Sat), 2022 Anywhere on Earth (Jan 16th 20:59 JST).
ScalaMatsuri (@ScalaMatsuri)
TypeVille CFP, April 20th - 23rd 2022, Krynica-Zdrój, Poland

The new brand name for Scalar comes in April 2022! Submit a C4P application by January 9th.
SoftwareMill (@softwaremill)

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