How Scala Ruined My Java (in a good way)

Joan Goyeau compares Scala and Java, explaining how Scala's functional features and type safety changed his approach to JVM development.

Details Scala is a 20 years old language that targets the JVM, Native and JS/WASM. It is concise, type safe and more... Born as a proof of concept for new Java features, initially rejected, later partially adopted into Java, innovation has always been in the DNA of Scala. Join us for a tour Scala and where it sits in today in the language landscape, especially relative to Java! And learn how we use it at Netflix across multiple teams and at scale! Speaker Joan Goyeau Joan is a Data Engineer @ Netflix. As a functional programming enthusiast, Scala is his weapon of choice due to its grammatical simplicity combined with its powerful features. He is often contributing to Scala related open source projects like Mill, Kubernetes Client, Cats, Spark, Avro4s... Additional presentation details on GatherLogic gatherlogic.com/miami-java-user-group/18/event/91/