Small script to choose a random element in a list. It is used to raffle conference tickets among the MadridJUG community members

gistfile1.scala

import scala.util.Random

def winner(members:List[String]):String = {
  new Random(System.currentTimeMillis()).shuffle(members).head
}

// write the names of all the members involved in the raffle

val qcon = List("Jorge Baez", "Daniel Jiménez", "Gonzalo Gómez", "Jorge Nota", "Jose Ignacio Dominguez", "Daniel Hernández", "Manuel Carrasco")

println("The winner of the QCon London ticket is " + winner(qcon))

val devoxx = List("Daniel Jiménez", "Gonzalo Gómez", "Jorge Nota", "Jose Ignacio Dominguez", "Daniel Hernández", "Manuel Carrasco", "Jorge Baez")

println("The winner of the Devoxx UK ticket is " + winner(devoxx))