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November 23rd, 2024, ISSUE 558

READING

New Module Layout for sbt Projects

We’re introducing a new mode that better represents the structure of sbt projects in IntelliJ IDEA by organizing main and test sources into separate modules.
Aleksandra Zdrojowa
How I SBT - V

. Today, we’ll see another powerful feature of SBT: Multi-module builds.
Vivek Raghunathan
Zionomicon for ZIO 2.1 (free ebook)

At last, Zionomicon is finally available! Completed. Updated to ZIO 2.1. And 100% free! This book will teach you how to master ZIO to build resilient, scalable applications on the JVM.
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VIDEOS

Scala Space Podcast: Modelling the Business Domain

with Voytek Pituła and Raphaël Lemaitre.
Łukasz Biały (@lukasz_bialy)

RELEASES

Tapir 1.11.9

Grab the latest and freshest Tapir release, with bugfixes and dependency updates.
Tapir contributors
Ox 0.5.4

Safe direct-style concurrency and resiliency for Scala 3. Now with Reactive Streams integration and Kafka enhancements!
Adam Warski (@adamwarski)

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