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Loving Scala 2.8 (beta): “Named and default arguments have allowed me to simplify some of my objects and classes, sometimes dramatically… Using @tailrec, I’m quickly finding [recursive functions] where my assumptions were wrong, without having to disassemble the class files myself… The revamped Scala REPL is a joy to work with. The addition of tab completion alone has proved to be incredibly useful.”
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Computer Engineer Barbie: “Having Barbie as an ambassador for female computer engineers can help inspire a new generation of girls to hone in on their computer skills and become a part of this growing profession.” Sounds like somebody’s been reading the Coderspiel archives.
implicit.ly: a newswire for Scala software release notes. Hey, there’s a new Simple Build Tool and Dispatch on there! And both are version 0.7.0 how freaky is that?
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Manufacturing stereotypes: “I have come to realize that perfectly healthy groups with solid, well-adjusted IT pros can and will devolve, slowly and quietly, into the behaviors that give rise to the stereotypes, given the right set of conditions. It turns out that it is the conditions that are stereotypical, and the IT pros tend to react to those conditions in logical ways.” Kill kill kill the descriptor “IT pros”, but otherwise this analysis is excellent. Correct, even.