Programming Scala

August 26th, 2009

Scala is a nice language to program on the JVM. It's concise, scalable, powerful, expressive, and integrates well with Java. Your day-to-day tasks like processing XML, matching patterns of various expressions, working with collections and String, are all made simpler, concise, and elegant by the Scala language syntax and build-in libraries. In this presentation you will immerse into the Scala goodness, and learn how you can make use of it in your Java applications.

Attendees will receive a 25% off code to Venkat's newest book, Programming Scala 

Speaker: Dr. Venkat Subramaniam

Dr. Venkat Subramaniam, founder of Agile Developer, Inc. has trained and mentored thousands of software developers in US, Canada, Europe, and Asia. He helps his clients succeed with Agile Development and various software technologies. He is a veteran speaker at the NFJS conference series and a frequent invited speaker at various other international software conferences. He authored ".NET Gotchas" (O'Reilly), and co-authored the 2007 Jolt Productivity Award winning book "Practices of an Agile Developer," and authored "Programming Groovy" and "Programming Scala" (all from Pragmatic Bookshelf).

Meeting Location: PROS Pricing

3100 Main
10th floor
Houston, TX 77002

Suggested Parking:

Park across the street in the parking garage on Elgin on the 3rd or 4th floor in the Visitor designated spots. Walk across the skybridge on the 3rd floor and take the elevators on the right side of the elevator lobby to the 10th floor.

Meeting Sponsor: TEKsystems

Sponsor Website: http://www.teksystems.com

Company Overview

Since our founding, TEKsystems has grown to a global provider of IT staffing and services with over 90 office locations throughout North America and Europe. Our best-in-class staffing and project delivery processes, coupled with the core values that guide our company culture, fuel our success.

Our Core Values: TEKsystems was founded on five main values. Throughout our 26-year history, these values have shaped our hiring decisions as well as the way we approach adding value to our clients and consultants.

Character with Competence: What sets TEKsystems apart is our demand for people who exhibit strength of character and integrity. We seek out people who not only possess strong technical abilities, but who show true dedication to their work, their clients, and their colleagues.

Trust and Respect: With every assignment, a client trusts us with their business. We know they're counting on us to get the job done, and it's our goal to deliver the people and results they expect. At the end of the day, honoring our promise is the only way to earn real trust and respect.

Commitment: Commitment is the difference between good and great, and no amount of skill can replace it. As a company and as individuals, we excel at what we do because we are committed to our work, our clients, and to one another.

Accountability: Good business means doing what we say. To help guarantee that our clients know exactly what they can expect from us, we make it our mission to hire people who share this belief.

Relationships: Strong business relationships are the foundation of customer service. For us, every client interaction is an opportunity to learn more about our clients and what they need. We also believe in knowing our own people, their abilities, and their strengths. Relationships are the key to delivering the extraordinary customer service we've built our reputation on.

Door Prizes and Giveaways!

• JetBrains has donated one IntelliJ license to be raffled off at this HJUG meeting
• ZeroTurnaround has donated a license of JavaRebel to be raffled off this month