VT Functional: Becky Grenier - Introduction to Scala Workshop

Introduction to Scala Workshop

Bring your laptop and complete exercises (called Koans) along with the instructor to learn this exciting new programming language.

http://www.scala-lang.org/

Prior programming experience necessary. You will need any text editor or IDE and the free koans software, available for both Windows and Mac at http://www.scalakoans.org/

Instructions from Becky for setting up the koans
I had to fork the repo and edit it so that it would compile. You should download from my mercurial repo:
https://bitbucket.org/rebeccagrenier509/scalakoansexercises

or you can get the zip file here:
https://bitbucket.org/rebeccagrenier509/scalakoansexercises/get/031b79a0d7d5.zip (https://bitbucket.org/rebeccagrenier509/scalakoansexercises/get/31899297eb10.zip)

Then you should install and run it using the instructions HERE:
https://bitbucket.org/dmarsh/scalakoansexercises/wiki/Home

If you run into any issues with the setup, please ask in the group, and we'll cover it then, as well.

About Becky
Rebecca Grenier works as a Software Developer for EatingWell Magazine in Shelburne, VT where she maintains a Drupal website and uses CoffeeScript, Scala and the Play framework to develop new applications. A Vermont native, Becky was introduced to programming at the age of 12 when she and her twin sister taught themselves how to create infinite loops in GW BASIC for the sole purpose of insulting each other thousands of times over.

Food/Drinks
We're a small group, so we don't have a food budget; you're more than welcome to bring your own to the talk, and we usually head into downtown Burlington for food and/or drinks afterwards.

Other ways to hang out with us:
Our google group (https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!forum/vt-functional), google community (https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/114338740568454757816), and twitter (https://twitter.com/VTFun).