Get some theoretical and practical overview of the actor model and asynchronous programming.

You will learn how to program real applications using Akka and Scala. Throughout the day we will switch between quick introductions of the core features and longer step-by-step exercises. This will expose you to all features and tools needed to create and maintain production applications.

Table of Contents:

• Scala features
• Actor model
• Actors in Akka
• Actor-based applications
• Akka internals
• Testing actors
• Fault tolerance

Prerequisites:

• Familiarity with Scala syntax.
• See weeks 1 & 2 of Functional Programming Principles in Scala.
• No prior Akka experience is required.
• Please bring your laptop with Scala enabled environment. If you have problems setting it up, please use contact section.

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Learn how to cut your applications into isolated, independent pieces using free monads. The session is based on a multiplayer, purely functional version of Prisoner’s Dillema.

You will learn how to program real applications using Free monad. Throughout the day we will switch between quick introductions of the new concepts and longer step-by-step exercises. This will get you an idea of how real-world purely functional applications look like.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to Free
• First Algebra
• Using the Algebra
• First Interpreter
• Adding new concern to the domain
• Composing Algebras
• Different Interpreters for one Algebra

Prerequisites:

• Experience writing Scala applications.
• Familiarity with Akka.
• Please bring your laptop with Scala+Git enabled environment. If you have problems setting it up, please use contact section.

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