Android Testing Support Library: The Nitty Gritty

Featuring Zan Markan

8 years since Android’s been released, the M&S Digital team finally has a proper Google-supported solution for testing in the Testing Support Library. Zan will explore the various stages of it, explore its (not so) hidden features and learn how to use it to build better apps.

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Skyscraper: Restructuring the Web

Featuring Daniel Janus

This talk will describe Skyscraper, a library that allows for easy scraping of entire Web sites. You will discover how Skyscraper grew organically as a generalization of individual scrapers tailored to different websites, how abstractions common to these scrapers were found, and how these...

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The Essence of Testing - Beginner

Featuring Bill Venners

After almost ten years of working on ScalaTest, there is still lots of potential for improvement of the library. In this talk, Bill Venners will share what he has come to believe is the essence of testing, and learn to evolve ScalaTest as a result. You will discover the propositional and...

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Contextual: Easy compile-time checking of interpolated strings without macros!

Featuring Jon Pretty

Interpolated strings, like the familiar s"", provide a convenient way to embed external DSLs in Scala source, allowing you to construct a new value at runtime from a string literal, with Scala expressions substituted within it.

But unless you are prepared to implement the interpolator...

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Getting to know the Zendesk Support SDK

Featuring Brendan Fahy

Supporting your users can be hard, but it doesn’t have to be. The Zendesk Support SDKs provide an easy way to give your users access to Help Center content, to contact support agents, and to provide you with feedback.

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Scala Scripting - Intermediate

Featuring Li Haoyi

During this talk, you will discover a new script-file format for writing your Scala code. Unlike traditional Scala projects, which are built with SBT or Maven or Ant and edited inside your IDE, Scala Scripts do not need a "project" or "build tool" in order to run. You simply...

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Scala eXchange 2015

Two days in London

Want to hear the latest happenings in the world in Scala? Interested in hearing how your peers are approaching similar software challenges? Then join us at Scala eXchange 2015, Europe's largest community conference on Scala.

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droidcon London 2016

Two days in London

Want to meet the international Android community, listen to expert speakers, find out about all the latest Android advances and see fantastic new technologies? Then join us at droidcon London, the largest Android developer conference in Europe!

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Clojure eXchange 2016

Two days in London

If you're looking for the best place to learn about Clojure, Functional Programming and network with like-minded people, then the Clojure eXchange 2016 is the conference you simply can't miss! Meet with the world's leading experts, learn how to use Clojure in your team and discuss war...

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Scala eXchange 2016

Two days in London

Want to understand where Scala is going, what’s Lightbend’s vision for collaboration, competition and interoperability in Scala? How the Dotty project will help develop new technology for Scala tooling and concepts for future Scala language versions? Are you involved in a large Microservices or...

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