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September 19th, 2024, ISSUE 550

READING

Autowire: Zero-Cost Dependency Injection

Autowire extends the MacWire library with a simple, compile-time generation of entire object creation graph. It doesn't impact the code of your classes in any way. There are no annotations, no conventions to follow, and definitely no containers that need to do run-time reflection at startup!
Adam Warski (@adamwarski)
Another bunch of com.lihaoyi Mill issue bounties

Fix'n'gain!
Li Haoyi (@li_haoyi)
Comparison of Kyo and traditional effects

Flavio's elaborate Reddit answer.
Flavio Brasil (@flaviowbrasil)
Scala & Akka: How to secure your code

Paired with Akka, you can create robust and secure applications that can endure any strain on the system. There’s a good reason why tech giants such as Netflix, Twitter, Facebook, or even Google use Scala under the hood.
Dawid Jóźwiak
Fun with Types: All Types of Physics Computations

What if we could make the Scala compiler type checks our Physics computations? For example, we would define a bunch of variables, telling the compiler (via usual typing) that some are distances, some are times, some are masses. Then, we could make all sorts of computations with them and, at the end, requiring that the result is a force. If we make a mistake such as physical units don’t match, then it would simply not compile!
Antoine Doeraene (@doe_antoine)

EVENTS

Scalar 2025 Call for Papers is open!

Join us on the stage of Scalar 2025! You can suggest up to 3 talks related to Scala and Functional Programming.
Scalar Conference (@scalarconf)
Unison Forall, Sept 20th, remote conference

Whether you're a seasoned Unison developer or just curious about the future of programming, this conference is a chance to explore the friendly and powerful world of Unison, a language designed from the ground up to simplify modern software development.
Unison (@unisonweb)
Lambda World. Oct 2nd - 4th, Cadiz, Spain

Don't miss he largest Functional programming event in South Europe!
Lambda World (@lambda_world)
Crack open the black box of sbt with build and test observability, Webinar, Oct 10th

Join Iulian Dragos to learn how Scala developers using sbt can finally observe everything that happens during the build and test feedback cycle, leading to tangible developer productivity gains.
Iulian Dragos (@jaguarul)
Art of Scala, Oct 10th, Warsaw, Poland

Don't miss this live (+online) Scala conference in a great venue in central Warsaw!
Evolution Engineering + ScalaWAW
Scala.IO, Nov 7th-8th, Paris

This edition brings us together in Paris for two days, with a multi-session structure and a large community space. With a great venue, wonderful speakers, and a lot of surprises, we are looking forward to meeting you there!
Scala.IO (@ScalaIO_FR)

RELEASES

kyo 0.12.0

Initial Scala Native support, Batch effect, kyo-prelude, System access, Check effect, new Clock APIs, and a lot more!
kyo contributors
hkd4s

Higher Kinded Data for Scala 3.
Thilo Schuchort (@NullWasAMistake)
zio-apache-parquet

Scala ZIO-powered Apache Parquet library.
Michael Nedokushev (@MNedokushev)





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