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Training goals

This training will guide programmers to a point where they can write and read Scala programs in a fairly fluent way. All core features of the language are covered, including pattern matching and how to approach problems in a functional style.

The course focuses on "Scala the language" so no more than a minimum of external frameworks are covered during this course - SBT, ScalaTest and Akka being notable mentions.

Examples and real life use-cases back each of the introduced features and principles. Participants will be asked to write automatic tests at the end of each section to get hands-on expirience on the given topic.

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Day 1

  1. Introduction
    • Course schedule
  2. A gentle introduction to the Scala language
    • What is Scala?
    • What are it's sources of inspiration?
    • Why is Scala worth learning?
  3. "Hello World"
    • "Java in Scala"
    • The Scala way to "Hello World"
  4. Types
    • Basic types
    • Primitives?
  5. Classes
    • Primary constructor
    • Secondary constructors
    • Inheritance
    • Type Linearization
  6. Methods
    • How to think of Method and Functions in Scala?
    • Why mostly everything is a method
    • Definitions, Values, Lazy Values and Variables...
    • How to act like a field?
    • Variables
    • @tailrec and why it matters
    • Using Java annotations
    • Scala's override strictness
  7. Objects
    • When to use object instead of class?
    • How to use objects and still be able to have testable code?
    • The apply() method
    • The unapply() method
  8. Case Classes
    • What is a case class?
    • Pattern matching with "match"
    • The @switch annotation
    • Limits of case classes, and how to fallback to normal classes
  9. Traits
    • What is a Trait?
    • When to use Traits?
    • When NOT to use Traits?
    • Self-Type annotations - a way for Dependency Injection?
    • Traits calling other Traits in the same object instance
    • Interoperating with Java interfaces
  10. Type Parameters
    • What are they?
    • Type Parameters vs. the "type" keyword
  11. Implicits
    • What does "implicit" mean?
    • How to define implicit values?
    • How are implicits scoped?
    • Implicit conversions
  12. Parameter lists
    • Why can Scala have more than one parameter list?
    • Implicit parameters
    • Practical use case

Day 2

  1. Collections
    • Types of collections
    • How to stick to the immutable nature of Scala with collections?
    • Use parallel collections for quick wins
    • What is CanBuildFrom[_,_,_]?
  2. Functional programming in Scala
    • "The M word" - Monads
    • Monad examples - ()you've seen them already!)
    • Avoiding nulls with Option[_]
  3. "The Frameworks"
    • Best known and recommended libraries
    • What kinds of libraries to avoid?
    • ScalaTest and Specs2
  4. Akka 2.0
    • What inspired Akka?
    • Why and when to use Akka? What other options are there?
    • Example of an Actor driven application
  5. SBT - Simple Build Tool
    • What is SBT?
    • Tips on sbt versioning and maven inter-op
    • Example of a multi-module project
  6. Tips for your day-to-day Scala programming
    • When should you just "let it go" and use a hack?
    • Tips for Java inter-op, when Traits don't cut it
    • How not get "too smart code"
    • When to avoid implicits and other "magic"?
  7. Scala 2.10 - a brief overview
    • What is a "SIP"?
    • Overview of key features and SIPs with examples for each feature given
    • Tips for handling multiple scala versions with sbt
  8. Wrap up and QA session
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Requirements

This course is targeted at mature Java developers, as a fair background on Java is assumed. Scala builds on top of Java, extending some of it's ideas and adding new ones from functional languages such as Haskell or Lisp - knowledge of those may be useful, but is not required.
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Duration 2 days
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