And while there’s no shortage of freely available tutorials on Scala, I found Venkat’s writing as well as his examples much more approachable and practical to everyday issues (as opposed to ...

Object-oriented programming has been the standard for years, but more and more use cases are demanding a functional programming approach to solving problems. In this tutorial, we will look at Scala ...

As such, the book does not delve much into Scala syntax or semantics and moves quickly through basic functional programming concepts to get to more advanced and abstract notions.

Scala is a relatively new programming language designed to run atop virtual machines like those used with Java or C#. It is a mixture of many ideas including those tailored for object oriented and ...

I have found it both interesting and rewarding to learn a new programming language or major framework on a roughly yearly basis. If forced to self-identify with any single programming language, it ...

Are deadlines looming? Adopting a new software development language like Scala requires a very different way of thinking about programming. There is going to be a three to six month learning period ...

The open-source Scala programming language is getting a big boost today in form of venture-funding for a new start-up. Typesafe is launching the first commercial entity behind Scala, founded by ...

For more, take a look at Programming in Scala by the language’s designer, Martin Odersky. See ED Online 18173 at www.electronicdesign.com for my review of the book.