Scala Highlights, June 2025 edition
Welcome to the second edition of Scala Highlights, a newsletter showcasing technical achievements, online resources, and community news.
The newsletter is a joint effort by the Scala Center, LAMP, Akka, and VirtusLab, the four core organizations involved in the Scala language development. It also covers our collaborations with other parties, such as the Scala Center’s advisory board.
The 12th edition of Scala Days is around the corner. It will take place August 17-19 in Lausanne, Switzerland. This year, the conference theme is “Functional Programming and the Real World”. The event will feature keynotes from Evan Czaplicki (creator of Elm), Martin Odersky (lead designer of Scala), and Ralf Jung (Rust core-team member), followed by four tracks across two days, bringing over fifty speakers to the stage. That is the most comprehensive tour of the Scala ecosystem yet.
Before the main conference, we will begin the week with two-day hands-on workshops. Scala newcomers will have the opportunity to participate in ScalaBridge. If you plan to come to Lausanne by train, check out this fantastic community-organized Scala Train that runs from London and Paris to Lausanne. By travelling together, attendees can enjoy sustainable travel and make connections with each other before the conference begins. We hope you get inspired and organize your local community in this or another fun way!
