Ryan Latta on "Learning Under Pressure: Scala in a Hurry"

Welcome back to JC-JUG! Our May presenter will be Ryan Latta.

>>> About the speaker

My mission is to create teams that change the world.

I began this mission as a software developer. I saw in myself and other teams a passion for creating products that people would use and love. I saw that same passion dashed over and over again when the products fell flat. I knew there was more out there.

I have sought for years to find ways of enabling teams and organizations to have a different story. One where the hard work pays off. One where people take pride in a job well done and a product that people love.

I'm a long way off still from saying my mission is accomplished, but I'm here to share what I've learned and to help people find that new story.

>>> About the presentation

How many times have you learned a new piece of tech while at work? I know for me it seems like every new project comes with some new framework or language. At the same time, most of the companies I've worked for expected me and the team to figure it out—no books, no experts.

I want to share a story of how I learned Scala and Finagle while under the pressure to deliver with hard SLAs. I'll show you how you can use the same techniques to learn languages, frameworks, and tools without your codebase turning into copy-pasta from Stack Overflow and countless tutorials.