*Hello folks,*
*hello Scala Enthusiasts, my name is Leith.*
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*i am an engineer at Coursera, a platform for free online education from
top universities. *
*in a few weeks we are offering a free online Scala course (*
https://www.coursera.org/course/progfun)*, taught by Martin Odersky
himself! *
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*A couple of our engineers are going to be taking the class (dogfooding!)
and we thought it’d be fun to open up our office for a weekly study group.
In the study groups, we could watch the week’s videos, discuss them, and
start work on any assignments. We would also provide dinner and good
company.
Would anyone be able to advertise it to your members on Meetup or other
local gatherings? **If you have any members that have been meaning to learn
Scala, this would be a great excuse for them to learn alongside others.
Also, if you know of a group/company that would like to join us in
sponsoring the event, please let me know. We are happy to spread awareness
of other places around the area that use Scala (we ourselves use the play
framework for a few of our tools and are looking to expand this even more)*
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The course starts September 18, and we are looking to bring together 20 or
so people each week, like on a Tues or Wednesday. Of course, anyone can
take the course online and form their own study groups. **
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*If you can advertise this to other Scala groups around the bay area,
please let me know how i can help. If you would like to attend one of our
study groups (or all of them), just email me at eleith at coursera.org so i
can confirm we have room for everyone and get an idea of what day of the
week works best. If you want to form your own study group or can advertise
this to other groups outside of the bay area, then look for us in the
online class!*
