In this keynote, Kevin Webber, Enterprise Architect at Lightbend, will discuss the past, present, and future of Scala; where it has been and where it’s going. Yes, this talk will focus on the new language features introduced in 2.12, but also dive into an equally important aspect of Scala in 2016: the incredible community that’s grown up around Scala over the years. Kevin will frame the talk around his own journey to Scala and how both the language and the community made him a better developer and architect.