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.
Scala Fibers, Java Virtual Threads, and Kotlin Coroutines - this talk shows how this elegant solution manifests at three different abstraction levels.
I would like to present the use of NamedTuples to implement some cool things in SQL Libraries
So, is there a modern solution for web apps that is powerful, simple, and blazingly fast in both CI and the browser? A solution that lets you write in your favorite backend language and is fun? The answer is Datastar!
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.
Writing client-facing APIs involves mundane tasks, whether it be REST, GraphQL, or gRPC. In this talk, I will pick two repetitive tasks during API development and demonstrate how we can utilize Scala to automate the most boring parts.