London Scala User Group

In this session, we'll be programming with Creative Scala - a fun way to explore and practise functional programming with Scala.

Whether you are completely new to Scala or experienced with functional programming, all levels of experience are welcome! Perhaps you're looking for some help getting set up as a beginner. Perhaps you want to practise your programming skills with peers. Perhaps you want to take a break from your day job and flex your curiosity in a fun environment! Sit back, relax, explore, and learn by doing... ✨

Agenda
6:00pm - 🍕 Socialising: Join us for some free food and drinks! Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options are provided. Let us know if you'd like something special - we'd be happy to accommodate.
6:30pm - 💻 Hands-on programming with Creative Scala!
8:30pm - 🍹 Join us at a pub!

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🗣️ Would you like to present, but are not sure how to start? Give a talk with us and you'll receive mentorship from a trained toastmaster! Get in touch through this form and we'll get you started
🏡 Interested in hosting or supporting us? Please get in touch through this form and we can discuss how you can get involved.
📜 All London Scala User Group events operate under the Scala Community Code of Conduct:
https://www.scala-lang.org/conduct/
We encourage each of you to report the breach of the conduct, either anonymously through this form or by contacting one of our team members. We guarantee privacy and confidentiality, as well as that we will take your report seriously and react quickly.

Agenda
6:00pm - 🥤 Doors open. Come along and grab a drink!
6:40pm - 🗣️ Agnès Cardin: Full and jobless, she decides to write a book about Scala during Covid
7:20pm - 🍕 Intermission: Join us for some free food and drinks! Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options are provided. Let us know if you'd like something special - we'd be happy to accommodate.
7:50pm - 🗣️ Maciej Gorywoda: AI Tooling for Scala Developers - What JetBrains Brings to the Table
8:30pm - 🥤 Socialising: Grab a drink and let's discuss the talks.
9:00pm - 🍻 Join us in The Butcher's Hook and Cleaver pub to discuss the talks!

🗣️ Agnès Cardin: Full and jobless, she decides to write a book about Scala during Covid
Feedback on a first book writing: how did it happen? Why did I accept? Which depression steps have I experienced?
I'll talk about relationships with the editorial team, delays, steps to finalize a book from day one, with the first lines until the delivery.

I won't stop here, I'll mention marketing, advertising, printing, official release and why I will never do this again.

⭐ Agnès Cardin ⭐
Passionate pragmatic developer, I love cats 🐱, video games 🎮 and Japan 🇯🇵.
I love a job well-done, and I am always looking for the best way to do things without reinventing the wheel.
On a daily basis, I tend to cultivate an effective work ethic that makes sense for me. 🌟

🗣️ Maciej Gorywoda: AI Tooling for Scala Developers - What JetBrains Brings to the Table
In the last few years, one of the leading new areas of development in JetBrains has been AI assistance. It started with simple access to an external large language model within IntelliJ IDEA—but we didn’t stop there.
Today, JetBrains offers a wide range of new features and plugins that can make software developers work more quickly and productively. During this talk, we will go through the most important of them – AI Assistant, local and cloud completion, connecting to local LLMs, and more. We will discuss how these tools can boost your productivity and improve your coding experience. We will also delve into… sorry, I mean, we will talk about JetBrains Junie, AI agents in general, and the future of AI tooling.
The talk will consist of animated infographics and live coding examples.

⭐ Maciej Gorywoda ⭐
Product Marketing Manager in IntelliJ Scala team at JetBrains. Scala Ambassador. Teaching Scala and making the Scala community more beginner-friendly. Self-publishing a fantasy novel.
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🗣️ Would you like to present, but are not sure how to start? Give a talk with us and you'll receive mentorship from a trained toastmaster! Get in touch through this form and we'll get you started
🏡 Interested in hosting or supporting us? Please get in touch through this form and we can discuss how you can get involved.
📜 All London Scala User Group events operate under the Scala Community Code of Conduct.
We encourage each of you to report the breach of the conduct, either anonymously through this form or by contacting one of our team members. We guarantee privacy and confidentiality, as well as that we will take your report seriously and react quickly.