Correlation IDs in Scala using Monix How to deal with tracing correlated threads in an async/distibuted environment? Adam Warski (@adamwarski)

Further enhance `new` syntax to reduce boilerplate How about `val a: Type = new(1, 2, 3)` for a syntax boost? Jon Pretty (@propensive)

Counting type inhabitants A long post describing the whole process. Alexander Konovalov (@alexknvl)

Variances in Scala Now you’ll not worry when you see [+T],[-T], <:, >: in code. Wiem Zine (@WiemZin)

SIP Meeting Minutes - November 1-3 2018 The main goals and achievements of these meetings were: Understand better the upcoming changes to Scala; Agree about the role of the Committee in the Scala 2 to Scala 3 transition; Outline an action plan within a set time-frame; Other: Unanimously voted for Guillaume Martres to join the Committee. Scala Center (@scala_lang)

OOP vs. FP. The pursuit of extensibility part #1 n this blog post, I’ll try to compare both approaches in terms of extensibility based on the Expression Problem formalized by Computer Science Professor, Philip Wadler, who greatly contributed to the development of Functional Programming. Adam Gajek (@adam_gajek)

Is Diversity hard to find within the Tech community? Is there a drop off or flat lining of progression in #DiversityinTech? If so, why is it happening or what can we be doing. Read Skills Matters’ latest blog. #TechDiversity #WomenInTech #TechNews Skills Matter (@skillsmatter)

Come and meet the Scala communities at Scala eXchange London 2018 We have 20+ Scala communities confirmed to join us! Come & meet those who are either new to or experienced with Scala and see just how their passion for functional programming continues to drive the language's growth and use in some of the most exciting companies in the world. See Programme here. Skills Matter (@skillsmatter)

Homegrown Scala Collections - Part 15 - Red-Black Trees In this video we are going to balance the binary search trees backing our Sets by implementing Red-Black trees based on the famous paper called: "Red-black Trees in a Functional Setting" by Chris Okasaki. DevInsideYou (@DevInsideYou)

Scalar, Warsaw, Poland April 5-6, 2019 Join the next edition of the largest Scala conference in central Europe! SoftwareMill (@softwaremill)

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$100 discount for Scala Times readers for "Functional Scala" training by John A De Goes in London Use code "ScalaTimes" and join the training on Dec 10-12. Signify Technology (@Signify_Tech)

What are the experts keen to share at Scala eXchange London 2018 “A conference is more than just a series of talks. It's about community, friendship, and having fun. You can't replicate that by watching videos." - Noel Welsh on why he is speaking at ScalaX again this year. Check out what others amazing speakers are most looking forward to the conference! Read more. Skills Matter (@skillsmatter)

Http4s Tracer End-to-end tracing system for Http4s Gabriel Volpe (@volpegabriel87)

metrics-scala 4.0.3 The scala API for Dropwizard's Metrics. metrics-scala contributors

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