Intro
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Just as Scala has transformed the way we build applications with functional programming, the ZIO stack is changing how we build strong, testable and provably correct APIs. With a focus on functional Scala and a real world application, this workshop is a practical way to learn full stack Scala 3 with ZIO and friends.

The stack
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- ZIO
- ZIO HTTP
- Tapir
- Quill
- ZIO JSON
- ZIO Test + TestContainers
- Laminar

What will you learn?
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- Structuring a full-stack application for the ZIO stack
- Writing effectful, purely-functional modules for database interaction and web servers
- Separating business logic from the "operational" parts of an application
- Adding configuration
- Testing
- Refactoring
- Integrating Laminar with ZIO for a powerful frontend, on top of ScalaJS
- Adding full-stack features to an application
- Understanding patterns and anti-patterns while working with ZIO
- Building and configuring for dev, staging, prod

Who the workshop is for?
This workshop is aimed at mid-level Scala developers who want to understand all the major parts of the ZIO stack of libraries (see above) in a coherent way - why they exist, how they work together - while working on a practical project with realistic features and requirements that they might encounter on the job.

Prerequisites

- Good command of the Scala language
- Being comfortable with the purely functional style of writing code

Good to have
- Some familiarity with ZIO - will help you "click" the pieces more easily
- Operational dexterity (navigating, refactoring, compiling, setup) - will allow you to focus more on the new content and ideas, rather than fixing compiler errors