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.

The new Scala 3.9 LTS is planned to arrive in Q2 2026. With it, a wave of significant changes will soon flood the Scala ecosystem. Numerous language features, a new runner, a revamped REPL, bumped JDK, the list runs long.
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. I will summarise the changes since 3.3 LTS, unpacking some of the development history. I will also talk about 3.3 LTS ongoing support, JDK compatibility and other things you might wonder about, thinking about Scala going forward.
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In this talk, I will present insights from running the Open Community Build, where we continuously build and migrate nearly 2,000 open-source projects to the newest Scala Next versions, from scratch, every week.
This talk presents McCCT, a new concurrency testing tool developed at KTH by the speakers in the context of an ongoing research project.
This talk will explore the use of Scala as a scripting language, replacing the Bash and Python scripts common throughout the industry.
Drawing from multiple Scala LLM workshops we conducted this past year, I will share insights to significantly enhance your AI experience.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with Scalar community and create lasting memories!