Speaking my (programming) language?

People who learn Scala usually agree that pattern matching is a great feature which helps make your code more expressive. Some time later th...

Probably the most frequent question that people asked on Scala eXchange 2011 was how to test actors. Since I've long planned to write up...

Some time ago Cedric Beust was the cause for some excitement in the Scala community by declaring that he doesn't see the advantages of ...

Most people use GNU screen mostly for its abilities to detach from the terminal and create multiple shell sessions. This makes it ideal in ...

Getting started HTTP testing is sufficiently tedious that some folks don't do it. Even if we do it, in Java it doesn't look as prett...

Lately I've been trying to use the Pomodoro technique . I have been using time boxing for a longer time and find Pomodoro to be a simpl...

Is Scala more complicated than Java? My last post did not tell the whole truth. I've only listed Scala features, which have a Java anal...