A Practical Primer Weston, Toby. creator SpringerLink (Online service) O'Reilly (Firm) Serials Solutions text Electronic books. xxu Berkeley, CA Apress 2018 monographic eng XXI, 245 p. 24 cm. Master the fundamentals of Scala and understand its emphasis on functional programming that sets it apart from Java. This book will help you translate what you already know in Java to Scala to start your functional programming journey. Learn Scala is split into four parts: a tour of Scala, a comparison between Java and Scala, Scala-specific features and functional programming idioms, and finally a discussion about adopting Scala in existing Java teams and legacy projects. After reading and using this tutorial, you'll come away with the skills in Scala to kick-start your productivity with this growing popular language. You will: Tour Scala and learn the basic syntax, constructs, and how to use the REPL Translate Java syntax that you already know into Scala Learn what Scala offers over and above Java Become familiar with functional programming concepts and idioms Gain tips and advice useful when transitioning existing Java projects to Scala. I. Scala Tour -- 1. The Scala Language -- 2. Installing Scala -- 3. Some Basic Syntax -- 4. Scala's Class Hierarchy -- 5. ScalaDoc -- 6. Language Features -- II. Key Syntactical Differences -- 7. Classes and Fields -- 8. Classes and Objects -- 9. Classes and Functions -- 10. Inheritance -- 11. Control Structures -- 12. Generics -- III. Beyond Java to Scala -- 13. Faking Function Calls -- 14. Faking Language Constructs -- 15. Pattern Matching -- 16. Map and FlatMap -- 17. Monads -- 18. For Comprehensions -- IV. Adopting Scala in Java Teams -- 19. Adopting Scala -- 20. What to Expect -- 21. Tips -- 22. Convert Your Codebase -- 23. Manage Your Codebase -- Appendix A. Code Listings -- Appendix B. Syntax Cheat Sheet -- . by Toby Weston. Requires an SPL library card. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Java (Computer program language) Computer science The Scala Language Some basic syntax QA76.73.J38 005.7683 WEST 9781484248355 https://ezproxy.spl.org/login?url=https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/~/9781484231081/?ar https://ezproxy.spl.org/login?url=https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/~/9781484231081/?ar Requires an SPL library card. 171213 20220422143532.0 ssj0001931121 eng