Scala-JS just hit 1.0.0 & React-native is maturing well. Combining the advantages of both yields the promise of end-to-end FP to generate 3 different apps from a single code base. Add to the mix GraphQL in a server-less configuration & we have a real shot at building a meaningful app in a meetup.

Irfan Ahmad is a full-stack founder of two Silicon Valley startups. He loves new code smell & started developing with Scala back before it was cool. Prior to this, Irfan was at VMware hacking on hypervisors & at Transmeta working on the Crusoe software microprocessor. Irfan is an inventor on more than thirty patents, has published at ACM SOCC, USENIX FAST, ATC & IEEE IISWC & has chaired HotStorage, HotCloud & VMwares R&D Innovation Conference. Irfan serves on steering committees for USENIX HotStorage & HotCloud. Irfan earned his pink tie from the University of Waterloo.

Taimur Mirza is a senior software engineer from Automation Anywhere & has more than 15 years of experience in building distributed applications with open source technologies. He worked at Qumu, BabyCenter & DeviceAnywhere in the past.