Scala for the Impatient

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Автор: Cay S. Horstmann

Название: Scala for the Impatient

Издательство: Addison Wesley

Год: 2012

Формат: epub, pdf

Размер: 17mb

Язык: English

Scala is a modern programming language for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) that combines the best features of object-oriented and functional programming languages. Using Scala, you can write programs more concisely than in Java, as well as leverage the full power of concurrency. Since Scala runs on the JVM, it can access any Java library and is interoperable with Java frameworks.

Scala for the Impatient concisely shows developers what Scala can do and how to do it. In this book, Cay Horstmann, the principal author of the international best-selling Core Java™, offers a rapid, code-based introduction that’s completely practical. Horstmann introduces Scala concepts and techniques in “blog-sized” chunks that you can quickly master and apply. Hands-on activities guide you through well-defined stages of competency, from basic to expert. Coverage includes

Getting started quickly with Scala’s interpreter, syntax, tools, and unique idioms

Mastering core language features: functions, arrays, maps, tuples, packages, imports, exception handling, and more

Becoming familiar with object-oriented programming in Scala: classes, inheritance, and traits

Using Scala for real-world programming tasks: working with files, regular expressions, and XML

Working with higher-order functions and the powerful Scala collections library

Leveraging Scala’s powerful pattern matching and case classes

Creating concurrent programs with Scala actors

Implementing domain-specific languages

Understanding the Scala type system

Applying advanced “power tools” such as annotations, implicits, and delimited continuations

Scala is rapidly reaching a tipping point that will reshape the experience of programming. This book will help object-oriented programmers build on their existing skills, allowing them to immediately construct useful applications as they gradually master advanced programming techniques.