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basic programming skills (algorithms and data structures, debugging) • object-oriented programming (creating objects and classes, using four main principles)
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system design with UML diagrams and Scala code • software engineering with Scala (immutable data structures, pattern matching, higher-order functions, partial functions) • unit testing with Scala
Roksolana Diachuk
1 week · 4-6 hours per week · BEGINNER
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You’re a software engineer at TechPower, a consulting company that wants to expand its reach in the tech market by incorporating more programming languages and technologies. This will help it create products while hiring from a more diverse pool of engineers. For TechPower’s latest project, your task is to design an independent music-sharing platform where new artists can upload their music, putting it in front of new eyes (and ears!) for free. Using Simple Build Tool (SBT) and IntelliJ IDEA, you’ll set up your environment to prepare for running a project in Scala, a language that combines object-oriented programming and the functional paradigm. Keeping in mind the platform's users and the kinds of content it will host, you’ll define the main entities and dependencies as part of a Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagram. You’ll implement your design with Scala classes and traits, preparing the utility for function additions later on.

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Roksolana Diachuk

Roksolana Diachuk puts her passion for big data, Scala, and Kubernetes to good use as an engineering manager at Captify. She’s a proud member of the Women Who Code Kyiv and Scala Ukraine communities, and she’s shared her expertise by speaking at Scala and big-data conferences in Europe and the U.S., including ScalaCon 2021/2022, Functional Scala London 2020/2021/2022, Scala Love 2021, and DataCon LA 2021.

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