Scala Talks: Difflicious - Diffs for humans and AI agents

Wednesday, 9 September 2026 at 17:00

Medidata, 12 Hammersmith Grove

FreeAICulture

πŸŽ‰ Come along to the London Scala Talks! πŸŽ‰ In this event you'll hear from Jacob Wang and a mysterious speaker. Agenda 6:00pm - πŸ₯€ Doors open. Come along and grab a drink! 6:40pm - πŸ—£οΈ Jacob Wang: Difflicious - Diffs for humans and AI agents 7:20pm - πŸ• Intermission: Join us for some free food and drinks! Vegan, vegetarian options are provided. Let us know if you'd like something special - we'd be happy to accommodate. 7:50pm - πŸ—£οΈ Mystery speaker: mystery talk 8:30pm - πŸ₯€ Socialising: Grab a drink and let's discuss the talks. 9:00pm - 🍻 Join us in a pub to discuss the talks! 🌐 This event may have a live stream Watch this space for more details. πŸ—£οΈ Jacob Wang: Difflicious - Diffs for humans and AI agents Scala is used in applications with complex domain logic, and with that often means big comparison failures that is difficult to decipher. Difflicious is a Scala library/toolkit for diffing Scala objects: \- Structured diff results pin\-points the parts of the objects that are different \- Configurable diffing methods \(e\.g\. Compare a List order\-independently\) In this talk, we'll walk through Difflicious' various features and show you how it can improve your development workflow (and your AI agents', too!) ⭐ Jacob Wang ⭐ Jacob has been writing Scala for close to 10 years. He enjoys creating programs that mostly behave, as well as sharing this joy via open source & teaching. πŸ—£οΈ Mystery speaker: mystery talk Watch this space! β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” πŸ—£οΈ Would you like to present, but are not sure how to start? Give a talk with us and you'll receive mentorship from a trained toastmaster! Get in touch through this form and we'll get you started 🏑 Interested in hosting or supporting us? Please get in touch through this form and we can discuss how you can get involved. πŸ“œ All London Scala User Group events operate under the Scala Community Code of Conduct. We encourage each of you to report the breach of the conduct, either anonymously through this form or by contacting one of our team members. We guarantee privacy and confidentiality, as well as that we will take your report seriously and react quickly.

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