Learn how to accelerate Scala code by orders of magnitude with Cyfra.
This talk will explore the use of Scala as a scripting language, replacing the Bash and Python scripts common throughout the industry.
Scala Native can interact with C code and libraries, greatly expanding the library ecosystem beyond pure Scala offerings. Let's see the low level and high level tools that make it possible, talk through challenges of encoding various C concepts in Scala, and demonstrate what popular C libraries look like when used alongside idiomatic Scala code.
We'll explore type classes in Scala 3, using its new rules for givens, extension methods, and mechanisms for automatic derivation via mirrors or macros.
In this talk, I will introduce the highlights of what to look forward to in Scala 3.9 LTS, as well as how to think about the upcoming new release.
In my talk I will argue that we can do much better by relying in a systematic way on types and capabilities.