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Scala or Clojure Functional Programming best practices
I did a lot of self-study coding, got some experience with Parallel Programming Models: Actors, Software Transactional Memory, Data Flow.
When I am trying to apply these architectures to real life - ...
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A sample build.sbt to allow me easily specify source dirs and libraries?
I recently started learning Android development and I decided to follow the following development processes:
Preinstall Scala in emulator
Edit source files in IntelliJ IDEA 11
Compile the project ...
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Do non-pure interpreters still make the guarantees of functional programming?
I am assuming the implementations/compilers/generated C code (referred to hereinafter as generic, 'interpreter') for most functional programming languages are written in non-pure functional languages. ...
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Actor library / framework for C++
In the C++ project I am working on, we have an application consisting of
several processes deployed on different machines. This network of
processes is dynamic since processes (clients or background ...
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Design in “mixed” languages: object oriented design or functional programming?
In the past few years, the languages I like to use are becoming more and more "functional". I now use languages that are a sort of "hybrid": C#, F#, Scala. I like to design my application using ...
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Migrating from Python to Scala wise when a lot of work is already done in Python?
Me and my friend are developing a web-app in Python + Flask + PostgreSQL. We have been working on it for the past few months and have developed a lot of schema/use-cases specific to Python + Flask + ...
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What are the benefits of using both Scalate and Jade?
I recently did a little "tool roundup": If I were to program a website in Scala and Coffeescript, what frameworks would I go for?
I came across this great presentation: ...
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What's the best practice for async APIs that return futures on Scala?
I have started a project to write an async PostgreSQL driver on Scala and to be async, I need to accept callbacks and use futures, but then accepting a callback and a future makes the code cumbersome ...
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Built in Scala library slow?
I found this question and accepted answer on StackOverflow. It's related to the slow JSON parser in the standard Scala library.
The consensus as it were, is that the build-in JSON library is slow, ...
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Re-inventing system design for Scala
Many, many, moons ago, I did my masters in Object Orientated Software Engineering. I covered everything: project initiation, requirements, analysis, design, architecture, development, etc, etc. My ...
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What is the ideal learning path to building Android apps with Scala, without prior Java experience
Unfortunately, there are not currently any books on the subject of 'Learn Android Development with Scala', which would be the ideal solution. I'm guessing that I'll need to pick up at least 3 books ...
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Performance of Scala compared to Java
First of all I would like to make it clear that this is not a language-X-versus-language-Y question to determine which is better.
I have been using Java for a long time and I intend to keep using it. ...
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Functional Programming approach for a simplified game using Scala and LWJGL
I, a Java imperative programmer, would like to understand how to generate a simple version of Space Invaders based on Functional Programming design principles (in particular Referential Transparency). ...
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How is Scala scalable? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Why is Scala more scalable than other languages?
The Wikipedia page on Scala says:
The name Scala is a portmanteau of "scalable" and "language", signifying that it ...
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Resources relating to Java EE and Scala
Are there any good sites / blogs / books / articles on using Java EE together with Scala? Or indeed articles saying that it should not be done.
Many Scala resources talk about using Akka and Lift. ...
