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Improving Scala code with sbt

How to improve Scala code using sbt plugins.

March 1 2016

scala , sbt , plugins , functional programming

Looking back at the classics: Generic data types in Swift (Part 4)

An example of how to implement a Binary Search Tree in Swift, by using generics to store any type of object, including opt...

February 4 2016

swift , generics , ios , abstract , data , types , queues , bst

Adventures with Scala Collections

In most projects, we have to deal with sequences of objects. However, sometimes as developers, we don't think about which ...

January 29 2016

scala , collections , cats , scalaz , functional programming

Spark On: Let's Code! (Part 3)

Spark and Scala have come to enhance large-scale data processing. In this series of blog posts we will talk about some of ...

November 11 2015

scala , spark , big data , akka , spark on lets code , docker , code tutorials

Mvessel: The new JDBC driver written in Scala

Mvessel is a JDBC driver written in Scala that allows the use of ORMs in Android.

November 10 2015

scala , android , java , releases , open source

Security Frameworks for Scala

A summary of popular security frameworks available for use with Scala.

November 3 2015

scala , security , frameworks , functional programming

Spark On: Let's Code! (Part 2)

Spark and Scala allow us to enhance large-scale data processing. In this series of blog posts, we'll discuss some of our o...

October 22 2015

scala , spark , big data , akka , spark on lets code , code tutorials

A different approach to UITableView delegate methods: a cool use of Swift's enums.

Swift's enums, combined with the power of pattern matching, they give us a great field to create and explore new patterns ...

October 5 2015

swift , enums , ios , patterns , code tutorials

Spark On: Let's Code! (Part 1)

Spark and Scala have come to enhance large-scale data processing. In this series of blog posts we will talk about some of ...

August 24 2015

scala , spark , big data , akka , spark on lets code , code tutorials

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