Scala's Slick - A Library for Functional Database Access

Explore Scala's Slick, a functional database access library, in this 27-minute presentation video from the 2013 Philly ETE conference. Dive into the core concepts of Slick, including its aims, supported databases, and functional data access principles. Learn how to create collections, work with functions and methods, and manipulate sequences using functional programming techniques. Discover the power of transformation functions and see Slick in action through practical examples. Gain insights into elegant database management solutions for Scala developers seeking efficient and functional approaches to data access.

Intro
An Elegant Functional Database Library...
What we aim to solve with Slick
What Does Slick Support?
Let's Talk About Functional Data Access
Creating a Collection
Functions & Methods
A Closer Look At A Function
Using Functions To Manipulate Sequences
Using Functions to Drive Transformations
One Last Transformation Function
Slick in Action