Lets Teach LLMs to write great Scala! -- presented by Kannupriya Kalra

In June we'll welcome Kannupriya Kalra, who will present:

Let's Teach LLMs to Write Great Scala!

Large Language Models (LLMs) are transforming how we build intelligent applications, but most tooling and best practices are centered around Python. Why should Python have all the fun? In this talk, we'll explore how LLMs work, from zero-shot prompting to agentic feedback loops, and discuss why typed languages like Scala offer a better foundation for building reliable, maintainable AI-powered applications.

We'll examine lessons from Python’s ecosystem—LangChain, LiteLLM, and PydanticAI—and why Scala deserves its own first-class LLM toolkit. Enter LLM4S, a project bringing structured, type-safe AI development to Scala. We'll dive into how we can leverage Scala’s strengths for robust tool calling, multi-step workflows, and agentic programming.
Join us to see how we can teach LLMs to generate great Scala code—and why that’s a game-changer for AI development.

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Kannupriya Kalra is a maintainer of llm4s. You can find her on LinkedIn at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kannupriyakalra/

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Attendees are encouraged to suggest topics and bring questions.

Presentations to the group from ALL experience and skill-levels are highly encouraged! Just let me know and we'll get you scheduled.

Zoom opens at 6:30. We'll (try to) start at 7 sharp.

This meetup is conducted online using Zoom.

General conversation, discussion, and socializing.