Sharing 2 Years Experience Using Scala in a Real Project by a Java Team

Explore a 51-minute conference talk detailing a Java team's two-year journey adopting Scala for a real-world project. Gain insights into the team's learning process, their gradual transition to functional programming, and their experiences with Scala/Akka implementation. Discover best practices, potential pitfalls, and valuable lessons learned in using Scala and its interoperability with Java and Groovy. Learn about the team's use of technologies such as Akka, Spray, Finatra, Json4s, and Neo4j. Benefit from the speaker's 20 years of Java experience and passion for emerging technologies like NoSQL databases, Hadoop, microservices, containers, and IoT. Understand the challenges and rewards of introducing a new programming language to an experienced development team.