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Benchmarking Functional Error Handling in Scala
How to Hire a Programmer for a Startup in 6 Easy Steps
Don’t know the first thing about hiring programmers? Well, you’re not alone. If you’re a non-technical person, the prospect of hiring a programmer is a grim one. How do you know if you’re hiring the right person? Programmers spend their days writing code...
4 Amazing Ways AI Personal Assistants Can Impact Your Business
Artificial intelligence is becoming more commonplace. Siri lives in your iPhone and Alexa orders your groceries. Hey, Google. Where can I get a coffee nearby? Wouldn’t it be neat if you could tap into that and improve your business? You’re not pioneering AI, but why...
5 Steps to Unlocking the Value of Blockchain Applications
Why are people so excited about blockchain applications? Because they think blockchain technology has vast, untapped potential. It’s one of those discoveries - like electricity or oil - that's supposed to change the world. Why? Because the application of blockchain...
Tagless with Discipline — Testing Scala Code the Right Way
With the recent boom in the adoption of so-called final tagless encoding in Scala land, which in turn seems to be addressing the shortcomings of the Free monad approach, the testability of programs is better than ever. The general consensus is that one of the main...
An Introduction to Recommender Systems (+9 Easy Examples)
Personalization. The Holy Grail of the Internet. Gone are the days when anonymous shoppers browsed generic stock for an elusive item. Today, anyone can serve customers unlimited, personalized offers tailored to their interests. All you need is data, right? Not quite....
Scala Compiler Phases with Pictures
What do you do when your Scala code compiles? I’m the type of person who thinks about the darkest questions humanity has ever faced, such as Are humans born good or bad? or What will I have for my lunch? But there was one day when I thought: “What does scalac (Scala...