Scala Training Course

Who should attend

Existing programmers who are looking to develop commercial solutions using Scala.

Prerequisites

The Scala Programming course assumes a basic familiarity with the Java world, such as what the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is for, how code is compiled and run, and the basics of Java development. We have a 1-day primer covering these topics to give those unfamiliar with Java the knowledge they need in order to start using Scala.

On-site

If you are interested in custom / on-site Scala training for any size of team, please get in touch – we would be glad to help build a course that meets your learning requirements.

We can take into account your existing technical skills, project requirements and timeframes, and specific topics of interest to tailor the most relevant and focussed course for you.

Scala Programming Training Course

Introduction to Scala Programming

• Scala and Java - which to use, when and why
• Overview of Scala development tools (Eclipse, Scalac, Sbt, Maven, Gradle, REPL, ScalaTest)
• Overview of Scala Frameworks

Scala Syntax Fundamentals

• Data types
• Variables
• Operators
• Functions and lambdas
• Scala Statements / Loops / Expressions
• Extending Builtins
• Easy I/O in Scala

Object-Oriented Programming with Scala

• Defining and using classes
• Companion objects
• val and def
• Exception Handling
• Inheritance and the Object Hierarchy
• Traits
• Packages and package objects

Test-Driven Development (TDD) with Scala

• Writing good JUnit Tests
• Using ScalaTest

Functional Programming with Scala

• What is functional programming?
• Pure and First Class Functions
• Anonymous Functions
• Higher Order Functions
• Currying, Closures and Partials
• Functional concepts and TDD

Collections and Generics

• Java and Scala Collections
• Mutable and immutable collections
• Using generic types
• Lists, tuples and dictionaries
• Functional programming and collections
• map, fold and filter
• Flattening collections and flatMap
• The "For Comprehension"

Pattern Matching with Scala

• Using "Match"
• Case Classes
• Wildcards
• Case Constructors and Deep Matching
• Using Extractors

Serialization using Scala and XML

• Parsing XML
• Native Scala XML API
• Converting objects to and from XML

Scala and Concurrency with Akka

• Creating and using threads
• Futures and promises
• Introduction to actors and Akka
• Creating actor systems
• Handling errors
• Using Routers