Steps in Scala: An Introduction to Object-Functional Programming

Christos K. K. Loverdos, Apostolos Syropoulos

Cambridge University Press, Sep 23, 2010 - Computers

Scala is a highly expressive, concise and scalable language. It is also the most prominent method of the new and exciting methodology known as object-functional programming. In this book, the authors show how Scala grows to the needs of the programmer, whether professional or hobbyist. They teach Scala with a step-by-step approach and explain how to exploit the full power of the industry-proven JVM technology. Readers can then dive into specially chosen design challenges and implementation problems, inspired by the trials of real-world software engineering. It also helps readers to embrace the power of static typing and automatic type inference. In addition, the book shows how to use the dual-object and functional-oriented natures combined at Scala's core, and so write code that is less 'boilerplate', giving a genuine increase in productivity.

Contents

• 1 Introduction: 1
• 2 Core features: 16
• 3 Advanced features: 95
• 4 Parser builders: 171
• 5 XML processing: 187
• 6 GUI programming: 202
• 7 Concurrent programming: 283
• 8 On paths and a bit of algebraic abstraction: 307
• 9 Virtual files coming into existence: 334
• 10 Compositional file matching: 360
• 11 Searching iterating traversing: 380
• 12 The expression problem: 402
• 13 A computer algebra system: 426
• Appendix A Multimedia processing: 439
• Appendix B Distributing a Scala application along with Scala itself: 441
• Appendix C Working with the compiler and the interpreter: 449
• Appendix D Scalas grammar: 463
• References: 470
• Name index: 474
• Subject index: 475

About the author

Christos K. K. Loverdos is a research-inclined computer software professional. He has been working in the software industry for more than ten years, designing and implementing flexible, enterprise-level systems and was a member of the core team that led the design and implementation of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games portal (www.athens2004.com).

Apostolos Syropoulos is a computer scientist. He has been instrumental in the spread of TeX and other related document preparation tools inside and outside Greece and is currently working as a computer educator.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Steps in Scala: An Introduction to Object-Functional Programming
• Authors: Christos K. K. Loverdos, Apostolos Syropoulos
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010
• ISBN: 113949094X, 9781139490948
• Subjects: Computers / Programming / General; Computers / Programming Languages / General