Monica McGuigan

Monica McGuigan, a Scala programmer at JP Morgan, shares her journey transitioning to the Roc programming language. They discuss how language design impacts learning, especially for beginners tackling functional programming. Monica highlights Roc's simplicity and innovative features like inline testing and advanced string handling. The conversation also touches on the challenges of Unicode and the nuances of data representation, providing insights into adapting code practices from Scala to Roc while embracing new programming concepts.