Scala in Depth

Table of Contents

Copyright

Brief Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

About this Book

About the Cover Illustration

Chapter 1. Scala—a blended language

1.1. Functional programming meets object orientation

1.1.1. Discovering existing functional concepts

1.1.2. Examining functional concepts in Google Collections

1.2. Static typing and expressiveness

1.2.1. Changing sides

1.2.2. Type inference

1.2.3. Dropping verbose syntax

1.2.4. Implicits are an old concept

1.2.5. Using Scala’s implicit keyword

1.3. Transparently working with the JVM

1.3.1. Java in Scala

1.3.2. Scala in Java

1.3.3. The benefits of a JVM

1.4. Summary

Chapter 2. The core rules

2.1. Learn to use the Read Eval Print Loop (REPL)

2.1.1. Experiment-driven ...