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October is shaping up to be a busy month for the Scala and functional programming communities, with plenty of opportunities to learn, connect, and exchange ideas. From Scala Days in Berlin to functional programming events in Stockholm and Málaga, this month brings together developers working on the technologies shaping modern software development. AI is also […]

Databricks puts a source-first index in Metals v2, while Netflix shows why a materialised service map may prefer complete data to fresh data. Plus Gradle Isolated Projects, Intel Mac support, JDK PEM encodings and durable agents.

EU instant payments settle in seconds, but AI-driven payment decisions must remain explainable for years. Here’s how to design agents for speed, control, and long-term auditability.

September is here! September 2026 is bringing plenty of exciting opportunities for the Scala, AI and JVM communities. From large international AI conferences to developer-focused events, there is something for everyone interested in technology and software development. This month’s Scalendar highlights some of the most interesting events happening around the world, including where they are […]

An agent walked ten open doors from template injection to cluster-admin inside Hugging Face production. Every one of those doors is open in a normal JVM shop.

Welcome to the August 2026 edition of Scalendar — your monthly roundup of Scala events, conferences, meetups, and community happenings from around the world. While August is typically a quieter month for Scala-exclusive conferences, it’s still packed with opportunities to connect with the wider JVM, functional programming, data engineering, and AI communities. From open-source summits […]

AI agents pushed GitHub to 275 million commits a week, and Microsoft's own cloud couldn't keep up. Microsoft and JetBrains just placed opposite bets on who should own the harness your coding agents run in.

What we learned building a Rust orchestration layer for a real multi-agent AI system — from A2A protocol churn and manual agent loops to Agent Skills and context design.

AI agents fail at system boundaries, not in prompts. Here's where Scala's type safety helps when LLM pipelines move from prototype to production.

Welcome to the July 2026 edition of Scalendar — your monthly guide to Scala events, conferences, meetups, and community happenings from around the world. This month features a strong lineup of events for Scala developers, with a particular focus on programming languages, software engineering, functional programming, and AI. From Scala-specific workshops to major international conferences […]