Scala for Java Developers: A Practical Primer

✍ Scribed by Toby Weston (auth.)

• Publisher: Apress
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 246
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

What You'll Learn

• 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

Who This Book Is For

Java developers looking to transition to Scala. No prior experience necessary in Scala.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
The Scala Language (Toby Weston)....Pages 3-5
Installing Scala (Toby Weston)....Pages 7-10
Some Basic Syntax (Toby Weston)....Pages 11-19
Scala’s Class Hierarchy (Toby Weston)....Pages 21-27
ScalaDoc (Toby Weston)....Pages 29-31
Language Features (Toby Weston)....Pages 33-36
Summary (Toby Weston)....Pages 37-38
Front Matter ....Pages 39-41
Classes and Fields (Toby Weston)....Pages 43-52
Classes and Objects (Toby Weston)....Pages 53-65
Classes and Functions (Toby Weston)....Pages 67-78
Inheritance (Toby Weston)....Pages 79-103
Control Structures (Toby Weston)....Pages 105-119
Generics (Toby Weston)....Pages 121-140
Front Matter ....Pages 141-142
Faking Function Calls (Toby Weston)....Pages 143-148
Faking Language Constructs (Toby Weston)....Pages 149-158
Pattern Matching (Toby Weston)....Pages 159-169
Map and FlatMap (Toby Weston)....Pages 171-176
Monads (Toby Weston)....Pages 177-186
For Comprehensions (Toby Weston)....Pages 187-195
Front Matter ....Pages 197-197
Adopting Scala (Toby Weston)....Pages 199-200
What to Expect (Toby Weston)....Pages 201-204
Tips (Toby Weston)....Pages 205-207
Convert Your Codebase (Toby Weston)....Pages 209-209
Manage Your Codebase (Toby Weston)....Pages 211-213
Back Matter ....Pages 215-245

✦ Subjects

Java