ScalaDays (http://scaladays.org) is coming to SF, and Martin Odersky speaks at SF Scala as a warm-up to the flagship Scala conference!

5:00 PM - Guest Check in (We will be needing the manifest of attendees prior to the event)
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM – Pizza Networking
6:00 PM - 6:15 PM - Introductions/Verizon’s OnCue Media Team overview

6:15 PM - 7:15 PM - Martin Odersky

The Binary Compatibility Challenge

Binary compatibility has been a persistent challenge for the Scala community. This not because we do not take it seriously - in fact the opposite is true. Over the years, the Scala community has developed sophisticated tools and rigid processes to deal with binary compatibility. Yet the problem persists. In this talk I will explain what binary compatibility means in the Scala context and why it poses such a problem. I will then put forward a possible solution that relies on a new high-level interchange format of typed trees.

Q&A/socialize afterward

7:15 PM - 7:45 PM – Cake – Social – Networking
*8:00 PM (hard stop)