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Scala for Java developers

Scala is a general-purpose programming language that runs on Java Virtual Machine (JVM). But the recent explosion of programming languages on JVM raises a question that every developer faces today: which programming language to learn next? Which languages are ready for mainstream development? Among the heap of programming languages why should you learn Scala?

For this presentation I will focus on 10 Scala features and I am sure they will be enough to convince you that Scala should be your next language.

This presentation will focus on the core language features that are very useful to build large enterprise applications using Scala.


Nilanjan Raychaudhuri

About Nilanjan Raychaudhuri

Nilanjan is a consultant and trainer for Typesafe. He started his professional career as a software developer in 2000 using object oriented programming languages. Nilanjan has previously worked with IBM, ThoughtWorks and LivingSocial where he gained a lot of experience in managing and developing software solutions in Java/JEE, Ruby, Groovy and also in Scala. He is zealous about programming in Scala ever since he got introduced to this beautiful language. Currently he spends his spare time working on the scala-webmachine open source project (restful resource framework). In the past Nilanjan worked on other open source projects and libraries. At Typesafe he is mainly teaching and designing Scala and Play courses and helping customers to adopt these technologies. Nilanjan enjoys sharing his experience via talks at various conferences. He is also the author of the “Scala in Action” book.

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