An Introduction to Scala

With Dave Gurnell. Presentation to the Brighton Java User Group, introducing Scala to the working Java developer.

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1. An Introduction to Scala Dave Gurnell @davegurnell Richard Dallaway @d6y www.underscoreconsulting.com
2. Why, Functional Programming! •  FP is no longer for academics •  Commercial adoption is on the rise •  FP in mainstream languages
3. *Why* Functional Programming? •  Clarity •  Greater expressiveness •  Fewer bugs •  Productivity
4. Why Scala? •  Combines OO and FP concepts •  On the JVM •  Gradual learning curve from Java •  Fun and profit !
5. Concepts •  Basic syntax and expressions •  Types and type inference •  Functions as values •  Higher order functions •  Immutability
6. Demo!
7. https://github.com/ davegurnell/ brighton-java-scala-talk
8. Resources Dave Gurnell @davegurnell Richard Dallaway @d6y www.underscoreconsulting.com Thank you: https://github.com/aral/fork-me-on-github-retina- ribbons Download: http://www.scala-lang.org/download Learn: http://typesafe.com/resources/book/scala-for-the-impatient Meet: http://www.meetup.com/Functional-Brighton