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Event-driven Newsletter We’re back from Scala Days – recharged, inspired, and definitely not slowing down. While this month’s Scalendar is a bit lighter on Scala events, the Software Architecture and Frontend events deliver plenty of technical depth to keep your mind busy.From platform engineering deep-dives to hands-on API design, September keeps the momentum going. Whether […]

Event-driven Newsletter Scalendar August 2025 is here, and despite the summer season, it’s hitting hard – with major Scala conferences, fronted and architecture meetups.Scala Days are finally landing in Switzerland, backed by legends and community momentum. From fs2 streaming deep-dives in London to live coding with Li Haoyi in Stockholm and architecture strategies at NFJS […]

Rust and Scala are used to build high-performance backend systems, but they take very different approaches. Neither language is “better” overall – each excels in different use cases. In this article, we provide a neutral, developer-focused comparison of Rust and Scala in terms of concurrency, stream processing, shared state, programming style, error handling, and memory […]

Event-driven Newsletter July’s heating up, and so is this month’s Scalendar, packed with standout events in Scala, frontend, and software architecture. This month’s lineup combines big-stage conferences with small, sharp meetups. Whether you’re exploring how APIs power AI workflows or just unwinding with Scala-pils in Oslo, July offers plenty of chances to level up without […]

Event-driven Newsletter June Scalendar is here, full of must-see Scala conference, frontend, and architecture events. Sure, summer season just starting… but we’re already looking ahead to the big one: Scala Days 2025 in Lausanne! This is the event Scala developers need to know about – and we’re already buzzing (yes, even in June). But before […]

This is the last part of our series of articles, which explores step-by-step the implementation of a distributed customer registry application with the newest features of the Akka platform. In case you missed them, we recommend starting with this introduction. This part shows how to build and run the customer registry application, exploring the new […]

Event-driven Newsletter May 2025 is already in full swing, and so is this month’s Scalendar – your curated guide to the best upcoming Scala, frontend, and software architecture events. From deep dives into Scala build tools and cross-language problem solving, to next-gen frontend frameworks and leadership masterclasses, May brings a packed lineup of technical insights […]

If you’ve landed here, chances are you’re keeping an eye out for your next career move in Scala, Rust, DevOps, or Frontend development. Maybe not right now, but you want to stay prepared for future possibilities. That’s exactly why we created our talent pool. In today’s fast-paced tech landscape, connecting with opportunities that align with […]

Welcome to the next part of our “Building with Akka” series, where we implement the API layer and interaction mechanisms for our Customer Registry Application. In the previous section, we presented the core logic of our application: the domain model (events and commands) and the customer entity. In this section, we show how to implement […]

A look back at Scalar Conference 2025 and what it revealed about the future of the Scala programming language. Every year, Scalar gathers the brightest minds in the Scala ecosystem, and Scalar Conference 2025 in Warsaw was no different. From language innovations to infrastructure optimization, this year’s edition of Central Europe’s biggest Scala event proved […]