2024-06-09 08:00:00
The com.lihaoyi platform is an ecosystem of Scala tools and libraries that allow you to write Scala in a way that is easy, rather than powerful. This post discusses the history of the com.lihaoyi platform, how it came about and evolved over the past decade, and what role I think it may play in the future of the Scala language.
2024-01-15 08:00:00
This blog post discusses the introduction of the ScalaSql query library. Why it is needed, what it brings to the table over the many existing database query libraries in the Scala ecosystem, and what makes it fit nicely into the com-lihaoyi philosophy of "Executable Scala Pseudocode that's Easy, Boring, and Fast"
2023-09-18 08:00:00
Mill is a Scala build tool that offers an alternative to the venerable SBT toolchain. Mill aims for simplicity by reusing concepts you are already familiar with, borrowing ideas from Functional Programming and modern tools like Bazel. Feedback from users of Mill is often surprisingly positive, with people saying it is "intuitive" or feels "just right".
In this post, we'll explore why Mill is such an intuitive build tool. We'll get familiar with Mill, do a deep dive into the core ideas of what Mill is all about, and finally discuss how these core design decisions build up to a surprisingly intuitive and flexible user experience that is much more than the sum of its parts.
2023-06-11 08:00:00
Python has a reputation as "Executable Pseudocode": code that fits just as easily on a whiteboard during a discussion, as it does in a codebase deploying to production. Scala is a language that can be just as concise a pseudocode as Python, and arguably better at the "executable" part: faster, safer, and with better tooling. This blog post will explore how the Scala libraries from the com.lihaoyi ecosystem allows the use of Scala as Executable Pseudocode, due to their unique design philosophy that stands out amongst the rest of the Scala ecosystem.
2021-12-13 08:00:00
Last year I wrote and self-published my first technical book Hands-on Scala Programming. It has gone on to be relatively successful, selling thousands copies, both digital and physical. This blog post will explore how the process of writing and publishing Hands-on Scala went: from its inception, to writing, editing, and finally publishing in multiple formats and mediums.
2021-09-25 08:00:00
Today marks my 4th year anniversary at my current employer, Databricks. It's been a good run, and this is a great chance to reflect on the journey so far. This post is as much for me to organize my own thoughts as it is for anyone else to read.
This is a bit of change from the normal programming content on this blog, but given that my job is a programming job, writing lots of Scala, I suppose it still fits!
