Articles published in Scalazine http://www.artima.com/ The most recently published articles in Artima's Scalazine. Artima.com http://www.artima.com/images/artima88x33.gif http://www.artima.com/ How the Use of Scala's Features Affects Compile Time http://www.artima.com/articles/compile_time.html The compiletime project is an attempt to better understand the relationship between the use of Scala's features and compile time. This article gives a quick overview of what we've learned so far. Borachio: Mock Objects for Scala and Android http://www.artima.com/scalazine/articles/borachio_mock_objects_for_scala.html Borachio is a mock object library for Scala that supports both mock objects and mock functions. A Business Case for New Languages http://www.artima.com/scalazine/articles/a_business_case_for_new_languages.html Unsure about when to adopt a new technology? Do you think your old technology is "safer"? Maybe ... or perhaps sticking with it offers risks of its own. This article discusses some of the benefits of adopting Scala rather than staying with Java. Writing Concurrent, Scalable, Fault-Tolerant Systems with Akka 1.0 http://www.artima.com/scalazine/articles/akka_jonas_boner.html Jonas Bonér, the lead developer of Akka, discusses the goals of Akka and the recent Akka 1.0 release. What's New in Scala 2.8: The Architecture of Scala Collections http://www.artima.com/scalazine/articles/scala_collections_architecture.html In this installment of a series of articles on the latest Scala release, Scala 2.8, Martin Odersky and Lex Spoon explain how the collections library was redesigned in 2.8, and how to extend the library with new collection types. What's New in Scala 2.8: Named and Default Parameters http://www.artima.com/scalazine/articles/named_and_default_parameters_in_scala.html The third installment of a series of articles on the latest Scala release, Scala 2.8, Jon Pretty describes Scala 2.8's support for named and default parameters. What's New in Scala 2.8: Package Objects http://www.artima.com/scalazine/articles/package_objects.html The third installment of a series of articles on the latest Scala release, Scala 2.8, Martin Odersky explains package objects. What's New in Scala 2.8: Chained Package Clauses http://www.artima.com/scalazine/articles/chained_package_clauses_in_scala.html The second installment of a series of articles on the latest Scala release, Scala 2.8, Martin Odersky explains how and why packages and imports have changed in 2.8. What's New in Scala 2.8: Collections API http://www.artima.com/scalazine/articles/scala_collections.html In the first of a series of articles on the latest Scala release, Scala 2.8, Martin Odersky discusses the new collections API. Scala's Stackable Trait Pattern http://www.artima.com/scalazine/articles/stackable_trait_pattern.html This article describes a Scala design pattern in which traits provide stackable modifications to underlying core classes or traits. Scala's Selfless Trait Pattern http://www.artima.com/scalazine/articles/selfless_trait_pattern.html This article describes a simple Scala design pattern that allows library designers to provide services that their clients can access either through mixins or imports. Giving users a choice between mixin composition and importing makes a library easier to use. The Point of Pattern Matching in Scala http://www.artima.com/scalazine/articles/pattern_matching.html In this final installment of a four part interview, Scala's designer Martin Odersky talks with Bill Venners and Frank Sommers about the mechanics and purpose of pattern matching in Scala. The Purpose of Scala's Type System http://www.artima.com/scalazine/articles/scalas_type_system.html Martin Odersky talks with Bill Venners and Frank Sommers about the design motivations behind Scala's type system. The Goals of Scala's Design http://www.artima.com/scalazine/articles/goals_of_scala.html Martin Odersky talks with Bill Venners and Frank Sommers about the compromises and most important goals in Scala's design, its object-oriented innovations, and what's in it for you. The Origins of Scala http://www.artima.com/scalazine/articles/origins_of_scala.html Martin Odersky talks with Bill Venners about the history that led to the creation of the Scala programming language.