Tuesday, November 17th at 7:30 pm "Is Scala too Complex for the Average Developer?," by Dianne Marsh Location: SRT Solutions 206 S. Fifth Ave, Suite 200 Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (734) 929-3211 Abstract: Scala has gotten a lot of press in the past few years. Some people love it for its support of functional programming. Others think it’s a completely awesome replacement for Java. But others think it’s way too complex for the average developer. Let’s put it all out there. In this talk, we’ll look at the syntax together and decide what there is to love and what there is to hate. By the end of this talk, you will have enough exposure to the language to make up your own mind. We’ll leave it up to you to decide if you’re an average developer or not! About Presenter: Dianne Marsh, co-founder of SRT Solutions, has deeply rooted expertise in software programming and technology, including manufacturing, genomics decision support and real-time processing applications. Dianne works with Unix, Windows, Java, C#, and C++ in enterprise-level applications, and has deep experience with a variety of graphical user interface libraries. A member of Women Presidents Organization, Dianne is also active in CodeMash and various Java user groups. She earned her Master of Science degree in computer science from Michigan Technological University. |