Mike Burns
Developer, thoughtbot

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Mike Burns is an Android and Web developer in Boston. He is a Web startup vetran many times over, runs the Boston Android Developer Group, and is the Android lead at thoughtbot. In his spare time he plays with niche programming languages, currently concentrating on Scala and Haskell.

Sessions

11:35am–12:15pm Monday, 10/10/2011
Scala as a Java Replacement on Android
Platform Development Grand Ballroom A
Mike Burns (thoughtbot)
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Java is the past. We present the Scala programming language, which exists in the powerful space between Java, Ruby, Haskell, and awesome. See the tools for building Android apps using Scala, along with their benefits in integration and debugging. This will be a frank discussion of debugging, performance, workflow, and how to make the choice between Scala and Java. There will be code! Read more.
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  • Open Invention Network
  • X.commerce
  • Black Duck Software
  • BugSense
  • Dolby
  • Intel
  • Make magazine
  • Marvell
  • Meshin
  • MIPS Technologies

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