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BS TechTalk: Scala

Boyle Software developer Libby Kent presented this evening on the Scala programming language for our monthly BS Tech Talk. "This language in particular seems to be growing in popularity with several of our clients," says Dan Boyle. "Its good to be ahead of the curve on this one."

From the www.scala-lang.org web site: "Scala is a general purpose programming language designed to express common programming patterns in a concise, elegant, and type-safe way. It smoothly integrates features of object-oriented and functional languages, enabling Java and other programmers to be more productive. Code sizes are typically reduced by a factor of two to three when compared to an equivalent Java application."

Libby says a premier example is Twitter. They moved over to Scala and are quite happy.

Click here for Libby's slideshow presentation in pdf format.

Existing Java code and programmer skills are fully re-usable. Scala programs run on the Java VM, are byte code compatible with Java so you can make full use of existing Java libraries or existing application code. You can call Scala from Java and you can call Java from Scala, the integration is seamless. Moreover, you will be at home with familiar development tools, Eclipse, NetBeans or Intellij for example, all of which support Scala. It does not take long to become an effective Scala programmer when you are half way there already!

The Boyle Software TechTalks are monthly, internal, evening gatherings with the goal of sharing thoughts on IT technologies and pizza.

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