On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 8:21 AM, Luc Duponcheel <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hi all, > > I attended the talk on Scala and the talk on Lift. > Both excellent talks! > > [ I did not attend the talk on Actors > (I was cycling on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge (Mt Tamalpais)) > ] > > ... > > Those talks act as 'teasers' to make developers > 'eager to know more about Scala'. > > This is great! > > But, sometimes, I also have the impression that those talks > 'preach for those that are already converted'. > > The point I want to make is the following: > > when talking to developers about Scala, > I am almost always confronted with the fact that they > still think it has a 'steep learning curve'. > I tell them that 'once you have climbed the mountain, > you can enjoy the view over the landscape' (cfr Mt Tamalpais). > > So, I really think there is this need for *hands on training*. > > Maybe some of you folks should try to convince Sun (or Oracle) Education > to invest in training courses. Not a simple task indeed, but, worth the > effort > (helps Scala becoming mainstream). > > ps: I agree that I'm partially saying this out of pure opportunism > (I'm delivering Java courses for Sun Education, and, of course, > I would be the first one to deliver Scala courses). > Awesome idea. Would be great to establish some kind of curriculum with joint teaching material to be able to offer courses worldwide. > > > Luc > > On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 5:40 PM, David Pollak < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> A big congratulations to the authors as well as the whole Scala >> community... Yet another proof point that 2009 is the year of Scala. Rock >> On! >> >> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 7:34 AM, TylerWeir <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> http://www.theserverside.com/news/thread.tss?thread_id=54862 >>> >>> Quote: >>> Here are the top 10 selling books at the JavaOne Bookstore. Are these >>> a trend? You decide. >>> >>> 1. JavaFX: Building Rich Internet Applications - Addison Wesley ISBN: >>> 013701287X >>> 2. Essential JavaFX - PTR (out June 11, 2009) ISBN: 0137042795 >>> 3. Effective Java 2nd ed. - PTR ISBN: 0321356683 >>> 4. Java Puzzlers - Addison Wesley ISBN: 032133678X >>> 5. Programming in Scala - Artima ISBN: 0981531601 >>> 6. Java Concurrency in Practice - Addison Wesley ISBN:0321349601 >>> 7. Beginning Java EE 5: From Novice to Professional - Apress ISBN: >>> 1590594703 >>> 8. The Definitive Guide to Lift - Apress ISBN: 1430224215 >>> 9. Beginning Scala - Apress ISBN: 1430219890 >>> 10. OpenSolaris Bible - Wiley ISBN: 0470385480 >>> >>> Another chance for me to thank everyone involved. >>> - dpp for building the framework and being more helpful than any >>> person should be expected to be. >>> - Derek and Marius for being excellent co-authors and about 8 times >>> smarter than me. >>> >>> Huzza! >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Lift, the simply functional web framework http://liftweb.net >> Beginning Scala http://www.apress.com/book/view/1430219890 >> Follow me: http://twitter.com/dpp >> Git some: http://github.com/dpp >> > > > > -- > __~O > -\ <, > (*)/ (*) > > reality goes far beyond imagination > > -- Viktor Klang Rockstar Developer --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Lift" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/liftweb?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
