Scala Books

List of books is here: http://www.scala-lang.org/documentation/books.html

I highly recommend to read "Programming in Scala Second edition" book , first edition could be find easily for free download.
This book is much better then "Scala for the Impatient" and "Scala in Depth" as it describe in details functional patterns and basics and have very good history of Scala language and show from where Scala grab ideas and why syntax enhancements are not in Java and .... .

Rest api development best practices resources

Here is just list of resources that I found and do not want search one more time:

Разработка web API / Хабрахабр
http://habrahabr.ru/post/181988/

Designing a Beautiful REST+JSON API (and other video around)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WXYw4J4QOU

steps toward the glory of REST
http://martinfowler.com/articles/richardsonMaturityModel.html

API creation blog:
https://blog.apigee.com/
http://apigee.com/about/api-best-practices/all/ebook

API creation mail list:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/api-craft

GSoC 2013 notes

http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2013/help_page

Very useful book for organization/mentors that try to participate in GSoC: http://en.flossmanuals.net/GSoCMentoring/


My Questions to GSoC:

1) can one person be administrator and mentor in same time in one organization?.
answer.

2) Can one person propose two organizations(project) to GSoC ?

answer.


Steps in registering
0) Creating mailing list and registering IRC channel, both are required at step 4 but you need MAIN mail-list and IRC, so all projects will share same, as in registration you do not have place to put mail-list for each project.
1) Ideas page should be complete
2) Projects pages are polished.
3) register as Organization Administrator https://google-melange.appspot.com/gsoc/profile/org_admin/google/gsoc2013
3.1) Ask to register back-up admin too, as his username will be required in step 4.
4) register as Organization http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/org/application/google/gsoc2013

registration keeps 2 weeks ... Links to edit at Google Melange site - administrator info, organization info.


Good example of Organization Application:
https://github.com/sympy/sympy/wiki/GSoC-2013-Organization-Application


Comparison organization participants of Google Summer of Code 2012 and 2013 - here.

Books to read about Java and best practices

Good todo list for reading to improve your skills of java developer: http://habrahabr.ru/post/153373/
one day I will have to time, to do it :) .