Functional languages encourage practices and patterns that can simplify concurrent programming.

Scala, Clojure, and Akka are functional tools built on the Java Virtual Machine.

Jessica Kerr is a functional developer on the JVM. She currently works at Monsanto. At QCon San Francisco, she will be giving a talk called Contracts in Clojure: Settling Types vs. Tests.

Questions

• How does Scala compare to Clojure?
• What are some best practices for using threadpools?
• What is the actor model?
• Does functional programming simplify concurrency?
• What are the most important lessons from your talk Functional Principles for Object Oriented Development?

Links

• Jessica Kerr at QCon SF
• YouTube: Functional Principles for Object-Oriented Development
• Jessica Kerr Blog
• Abstractivate: Functional Programming Blog
• Stereotype Threat

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