Building a Better Scala Community
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Describes building an inclusive Scala ecosystem by running Scala Bridge workshops (over two dozen since 2017 across many countries), leaning on the 2016 creation of the Scala Center, and practical tactics: use the GitHub Help Wanted badge to invite contributors, leave room for newcomers with the pac-man rule, require mentorship as part of career progression, teach via live coding, and hire/train engineers without prior Scala to grow trust and participation.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:35Overcoming imposter syndrome
- 7:34Building inclusive communities
- 9:31Community engagement principles
- 11:15Practicing empathy
- 19:37Building trust
- 29:38Empowering others
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