Overview

Scala is now an established programming language developed by Martin Oderskey and his team at the EPFL. The name Scala is derived from Sca(lable) La(nguage). Scala is a multi-paradigm language, incorporating object oriented approaches with functional programming.  Although some familiarity with standard computing concepts is assumed (such as the idea of compiling a program and executing this compiled from etc.) and with basic procedural language concepts (such as variables and allocation of values to these variables) the early chapters of the book do not assume any familiarity with object orientation nor with functional programming These chapters also step through other concepts with which the reader may not be familiar (such as list processing).  From this background, the book provides a practical introduction to both object and functional approaches using Scala. These concepts are introduced through practical experience taking the reader beyondthe level of the language syntax to the philosophy and practice of object oriented development and functional programming.  Students and those actively involved in the software industry will find this comprehensive introduction to Scala invaluable.

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Author:   John Hunt
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Second Edition 2018
Weight:   8.248kg
ISBN:  

9783319757704

ISBN 10:   3319757709
Pages:   531
Publication Date:   12 March 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Elements of Object Orientation.- Why Object Orientation?.- Object Orientation Systems.- Functional Programming.- Scala Background.- Little Scala.- Scala Building Blocks.- Scala Classes.- Scala Methods.- Packages and Encapsulation.- Building A Class.- Classes and Inherit.- Objects and Instances.- Value Classes.- Constructs.- Control.- Traits.- Further Traits.- Arrays.- Tuples.- Functional Programming in Scala.- Higher Order Functions.- Partial Application.- Collections.- List and Map Collections.- Immutable and Mutable Collection Packages.- Type Parameterization.- Further Constructs.- Exception Handling.- Akka Actors.- Further Akka Actors.- Scala and JDBC Database.- Scala Style Database Access.- Slick.- Testing.- Scala Testing.- Play Framework.- Restful Services.- Scalaz.- Scala Swing.- Scala Swing Reactors.- Build Tools.- Java Interop. 

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John Hunt is a technology trainer, consultant, mentor and author who has 35 years experience within the computing industry. He has worked extensively in Object Oriented technologies over the last 25 years, although his career began writing LISP on a Symbolics Lisp Machine. He first encountered Scala in 2010 through an organization with which he was working. Since then he has been involved in numerous Scala projects and has worked with a number of teams on developing their Scala skills.

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