Why Programming in Scala is Fun, How it Empowers Etsy's ML, and Getting Started!

Tech talk + Getting started with Scala Workshop + Meet other Scala devs!

Itinerary

7:00 - Welcome drinks + pizza
7:30 - Talk by Francisco Aramburo: Why Programming in Scala is Fun, How it Empowers Etsy's ML
8:00 - Networking and Workshop by Francisco Aramburo: Getting started with Scala
9:00 - End of the event

Bring your laptop for the workshop, but if you can't, come and pair program with someone!

Etsy is sponsoring drinks and pizza!

About the speaker.
Francisco is a Staff Engineer I at Etsy, where he works in the ML-Enablement group, orchestrating ML backend systems to enable product teams. He has also been a Scala developer for the last 11 years and is the organizer of this meetup.