Advanced Scala

The power of Scala’s type system, unleashed – advanced object functional programming, implicits, and more. Leverage rich language features to create well-designed libraries or DSL’s, utilizing proven best practices.

Participant

• Developers who have experience and proficiency in Scala
• Developers who want to understand advanced features in Scala
• Managers who want to gain a deep understanding of functional programming

Benefit

• Developers gain knowledge and skills to confidently program in Scala
• Certified Lightbend Trainers share coding insights that lead to high-quality code
• Advance to the limits of Scala capability!

Outline

1. Recap of important basics
2. Object-Functional Programming in Depth
3. Mastering the Type System
4. Explicitly Implicit
5. Internal DSLs
6. Custom Scala Collections

Logistics

• Level: Advanced – knowledge of and practical experience with Akka is assumed
• Length: Two days – 14 hours of classroom time, plus breaks
• Approach: Hands-on mastery – students code through workshop case study and explore how to solve the toughest Scala challenges in their own work
• Requirements: Students bring their own laptops with Java 6 or higher installed