Scala for Java Developers

Alexandre Thomas :

Thomas Alexandre is a senior consultant at DevCode, specializing in Java and Scala software development. He is passionate about technology, enthusiastic about sharing knowledge, and is always looking for ways to code more effectively through the adoption of new open source software and standards. In addition to 15 years of Java development, he has focused these past few years on emerging languages and web frameworks such as Groovy and Scala. He also has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Lille, France, and has spent two years as a postdoc with Carnegie Mellon University in the fields of Security and E-commerce. Thomas is a certified trainer by Typesafe, the creators of Scala.