Scala Essential Training

Course details

Scala is a general-purpose programming language, with full support for object-oriented and functional programming, and with a strong type system. Designed to be concise, many of Scala's design decisions were inspired by criticism of Java's shortcomings. In this hands-on course from Rock the JVM, learn the essential Scala skills needed to become a Scala developer. First, learn about basics like Scala syntax and structure. Then, dive into object-oriented programming and functional programming. Along the way, discover a different way of thinking about and approaching code, learn how to write expression-oriented code, and acquire multiple options to solve problems, with the knowledge to make informed tradeoffs between them.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Introduction and setup

1. Scala Basics

02 - Values and types
03 - Expressions
04 - Variables and instructions
05 - Functions
06 - Recursion
07 - Recursion - Exercise
08 - Recursion - Solution
09 - String interpolation

2. Object-Oriented Programming in Scala

10 - Classes, instances, fields, and methods
11 - Classes, instances, and methods - Exercise
12 - Classes, instances, and methods - Solution
13 - Method notation
14 - Inheritance
15 - Overriding, polymorphism, and anonymous classes
16 - Abstract classes and traits
17 - Objects
18 - Case classes
19 - Exceptions
20 - Generics

3. Functional Programming in Scala

21 - Functional programming basics
22 - Anonymous functions
23 - Scala collections - List
24 - Map, flatMap, and filter
25 - List exercises
26 - List exercises - Solutions
27 - For comprehensions
28 - Scala collections - Ranges, arrays, and sets
29 - Scala collections - Tuples and maps

Conclusion

30 - Recap and next steps

Scala Essential Training

Authors

Rock the JVM