Berlin Scala Matters Meet-up x MOIA

1. William Binzi, Software Engineer at MOIA

"Can Scala replace my pedalboard?"

As a guitarist, I try to carry around as little equipment as possible. Recent innovations in guitar technology have meant that I can get away without an amplifier these days, but there are still a small number of effects I cannot live without. And whilst my heavily curated pedalboard is very easy to transport, it’s still bigger than my laptop and it doesn’t use a single typeclass. Let’s see how much of it we can implement in Scala.

 

2.Maciej Gorywoda, Scala Developer at JetBrains

"The State of the IntelliJ Scala Plugin 2023"

This talk provides an overview of IntelliJ Scala Plugin’s features, especially those that we’ve worked on over the last few years, our road to Scala 3 support, and some of the latest developments in IntelliJ IDEA. We’ll discuss how best to use these features and how they can improve your productivity without being too much of a mental burden.

 

3. Matthew de Detrich, Open source Developer at Aiven

"Pekko: Hard Solutions to the issues of hard-forking"

In 2022, Akka, a prominent Scala/Java framework for distributed programming, transitioned from an open-source Apache 2.0 License to a commercial "source available" BSL license. This shift reflects a growing trend in the open-source field, where companies initially leverage an open-source community only to limit access later. The talk delves into Akka's 13-year open-source history and its pivot, highlighting clashes between different open-source communities' governance styles. The narrative covers the emergence of Pekko, its current state, and the role of the Apache Incubator in this transformative journey.