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Mikael Valot Nicolas Jorand

Scala Programming Projects

Name: Scala Programming Projects
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ISBN: 9781788397643

Build real-world projects using popular Scala frameworks such as Play, Akka, and Spark

Mikael Valot, Nicolas Jorand

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English

Packt Publishing Limited
29 September 2018

Object-oriented programming (OOP)

Discover the unique features and powerful capabilities of Scala Programming as you build projects in a wide range of domains

Key Features

Develop Scala projects on topics ranging from web applications to big data analysis Unleash the full power of modern web programming using Play Framework Build real-time data pipelines in Scala with a Bitcoin transaction analysis app

Book DescriptionScala Programming Projects is a comprehensive project-based introduction for those who are new to Scala. Complete with step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow tutorials that demonstrate best practices when building applications, this Scala book will have you building real-world projects in no time. Starting with the fundamentals of software development, you’ll begin with simple projects, such as developing a financial independence calculator, and then advance to more complex projects, such as a building a shopping application and a Bitcoin transaction analyzer. You’ll explore a variety of Scala features, including its OOP and FP capabilities, and learn how to write concise, reactive, and concurrent applications in a type-safe manner. You’ll also understand how to use libraries such as Akka and Play. Furthermore, you’ll be able to integrate your Scala apps with Kafka, Spark, and Zeppelin, along with deploying applications on a cloud platform. By the end of the book, you’ll have a firm foundation in Java programming that’ll enable you to solve a variety of real-world problems, and you’ll have built impressive projects to add to your professional portfolio.

What you will learn

Build, test, and package code using sbt (Scala Build Tool) Decompose code into functions, classes, and packages for maintainability Implement the functional programming capabilities of Scala Develop a simple CRUD REST API using Play Framework Access a relational database using Slick Develop a dynamic web UI using Scala.js Source streaming data using Spark Streaming and write a Kafka producer Use Spark and Zeppelin to analyze data

Who this book is forIf you’re new to programming and want to learn how to use Scala, this book is for you. Though not necessary, some knowledge of Java will help you understand the concepts covered in this book.

By: Mikael Valot, Nicolas Jorand
Imprint: Packt Publishing Limited
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 191mm,
ISBN: 9781788397643
ISBN 10: 1788397649
Pages: 398
Publication Date: 29 September 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Table of Contents Writing your first program Developing a Retirement Calculator Handling errors Advanced features Type Classes Online Shopping - Persistence Online Shopping - REST API Online Shopping - User Interface Interactive browser Fetching and persisting Bitcoin market data Batch and Streaming analytics

Mikaël Valot is Principal Software Engineer at IHS Markit in London, UK. He is the lead developer of a strategic market risk solution for banking regulation. He has over 15 years of experience in the financial industry of the UK, Switzerland, and France. He has a Diplôme d'Ingénieur in Computing (equivalent to an M.Sc.) from Telecom Nancy, France. After years of working with Java, he started developing professionally with Scala in 2010, and never looked back. He was a speaker at Scala Exchange 2015. When he is not coding in Scala, Mikaël likes to dabble with Haskell, the Robotic Operating System, and deep learning. He strongly believes that functional programming with strong typing is the best way to write safe and scalable programs. Nicolas Jorand is a senior developer. He worked for the finance industry for about 15 years before switching to the energy industry. He is a freelancer enjoying a partial time at Romande Energy, a Swiss utility company providing exclusively green electricity. Nicolas is a full-stack developer, playing with microcontrollers, developing standard web user and 3D interfaces on Unity, developing software to animate a humanoid robot (Nao) and finally, working with Scala on integration and backend software. All these projects are done with the same leitmotif; ""In the dev process, get the issues as early as possible.""