About This Session
The notion of type class is shrouded in a mystery. Even people that use it mostly cannot explain what it is. In this talk I explain type classes in simple terms, give examples, show how it is elegantly presented in Scala and give more examples.
The Speaker(s)

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Born in Russia. Mathematician by education, programmer by profession and hobby. Spent 7 years at Borland, over 3 years at Google. Currently an avid Scala programmer. Also I teach Logic at Santa Clara University.