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Scala as a Junior Developer

Rock the JVM

Lucas’ story is shared by lots of beginner Scala developers, which is why I wanted to post it here on the blog. I’ve watched thousands of developers learn Scala from scratch, and, like Lucas, they love it! If you want to learn Scala well and fast, take a look at my Scala Essentials course at Rock the JVM.

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Useful classes for data engineers - Scala & Java

Waitingforcode

In this blog post I'll share with you a list of Java and Scala classes I use almost every time in data engineering projects. We all have our habits and as programmers, libraries and frameworks are definitely a part of the group. The part for Python will follow next week!

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Practical Type-Level Programming in Scala 3

Rock the JVM

Introduction Scala 3 boasts many features that are meant to simplify and enhance type-level programming: match types, inlines, diverse compile-time operations, and the list goes on. You can see the setup for the post in this file and follow along using the Scala CLI tool. After cloning the repo, use the command scala-cli console.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Choosing the Best Scala Course

Rock the JVM

This article is all about choosing the right Scala course for your journey. How should I get started with Scala? Do you have any tips to learn Scala quickly? How to Learn Scala as a Beginner Scala is not necessarily aimed at first-time programmers. Which course should I take?

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Scala For Big Data Engineering – Why should you care?

Advancing Analytics: Data Engineering

The thought of learning Scala fills many with fear, its very name often causes feelings of terror. The truth is Scala can be used for many things; from a simple web application to complex ML (Machine Learning). The name Scala stands for “scalable language.” So what companies are actually using Scala?

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Data Engineering Weekly #165

Data Engineering Weekly

The blog further emphasizes its increased investment in Data Mesh and clean data. link] Databricks: PySpark in 2023 - A Year in Review Can we safely say PySpark killed Scala-based data pipelines? The blog is an excellent overview of all the improvements made to PySpark in 2023.

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Why We Do Scala in Zalando

Zalando Engineering

Leveraging the full power of a functional programming language In Zalando Dublin, you will find that most engineering teams are writing their applications using Scala. We will try to explain why that is the case and the reasons we love Scala. How I came to use Scala I have been working with JVM for the last 18 years.

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