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Programming in Scala by Alvin Alexander

Programming in Scala by Alvin Alexander

Programming in Scala by Alvin Alexander

The book is a concise guide to Scala programming, covering fundamental concepts like variables, control structures, and classes. It explores Scala features, including the REPL, auxiliary constructors, and default parameter values and delves into practical aspects such as strings and collections. Additionally, it introduces SBT and Scala Test for application development and testing. Emphasizing both object-oriented and functional programming, the book provides hands-on insights into anonymous functions, tuples, error handling, and concurrency using Scala Futures.

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