Learn how to be more productive with Scala, a new multi-paradigm language for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) that integrates features of both object-oriented and functional programming. With this book, you'll discover why Scala is ideal for highly scalable, component-based applications that support concurrency and distribution. Programming Scala clearly explains the advantages of Scala as a JVM language. You'll learn how to leverage the wealth of Java class libraries to meet the practical needs of enterprise and Internet projects more easily. Packed with code examples, this book provides useful information on Scala's command-line tools, third-party tools, libraries, and available language-aware plugins for editors and IDEs.

• Learn how Scala's succinct and flexible code helps you program faster

• Discover the notable improvements Scala offers over Java's object model

• Get a concise overview of functional programming, and learn how Scala's support for it offers a better approach to concurrency

• Know how to use mixin composition with traits, pattern matching, concurrency with Actors, and other essential features

• Take advantage of Scala's built-in support for XML

• Learn how to develop domain-specific languages

• Understand the basics for designing test-driven Scala applications

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 2 Ratings

Learn Scala Fast! - 2009-10-04
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This book will get you up to speed QUICKLY with Scala.

I was under a time crunch to write code with complicated concurrency. With this book, I went from zero Scala experience to writing concurrent algorithms within a matter of hours. Concurrency has never been so painless. It's actually kind of ridiculous.

The book is extremely fluid and succinct. It gets to the point quickly. The organization is excellent and intuitive. While they assume you know enough about object oriented programming (and let's be honest, you probably do), they don't assume that you have a functional programming background.

The authors present a very strong case about Scala's strength as a modern multi-paradigm language, capable of addressing pertinent issues of scalability, concurrency, performance, development speed, reliability, etc. I'm definitely convinced.

If you are using or plan to use Scala, then this is a must have.

Awesome Work - 2009-10-21
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Full disclosure: I was the technical editor for Dave Pollak's "Beginning Scala," which of course I also recommend, and Dean and Alex very graciously included my name in their preface. With that said...

"Programming Scala" is simply spectacular work. As I tweeted, it's dense and chewy, like a well-crafted caramel. Dean and Alex bring the full weight of their experience with multiple platforms and languages to bear on Scala, showing us its various strengths (and a few weaknesses!), applying it to tasks that modern programmers are virtually certain to care about, and do so with the sense of fun that I've come so strongly to associate with Dave, Dean, Alex, and really the whole Scala community. That they manage to do this in such a slender volume without feeling rushed, cryptic, or incomplete is a testament to the tightness of their writing and the quality of O'Reilly's editing. "Programming Scala" is an indispensable member of the Scala canon, and deserves a prominent place on your bookshelf.

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