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Learn Scala from Scratch

This course covers Scala programming language for beginners, including key concepts in Scala learning, like functions, control structures, and classes.

Intermediate

121 Lessons

12h

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This course covers Scala programming language for beginners, including key concepts in Scala learning, like functions, control structures, and classes.

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This course includes

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20 Challenges

9 Quizzes

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191 Playgrounds

20 Challenges

9 Quizzes

Course Overview

Learn how to program in Scala, one of the most popular programming languages in the world right now -- not just amongst developers, but even amongst massive companies like Twitter and LinkedIn. Scala provides you the tools to build scalable programs easily and effectively. It's a statically typed, high-level language that combines functional programming and object-oriented programming into one flexible package. This course will help you stay ahead of the curve, make awesome, scalable apps, and learn a hi...Show More

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Scala

Programming Language

Learn To Code

Functional Programming

Course Content

Getting to Know Scala

This chapter introduces Scala, a language that combines object-oriented and functional paradigms, gaining traction for its scalability and concise syntax.

Who Should Take this Course

Scala: A History

A 'Scalable' Language

A Featurette: Scala Features

Who's Using Scala?

Variables and Types

This chapter emphasizes variable types in Scala, including mutable and immutable variables, data types, type casting, and the role of literals.

Challenge: Declaring a Variable

Solution Review: Declaring a Variable

Type Casting in Scala

Challenge: Type Casting

Solution Review: Type Casting

Strings and Other Literals

Type Inference

Chapter Quiz

Operating with Operators

This chapter emphasizes functions and operators in Scala, covering their types, usage, and practical applications for efficient data manipulation.

A Brief Introduction to Methods and Functions

An Introduction to Operators

Challenge: Using Multiple Operators

Solution Review: Using Multiple Operators

Operator Precedence

Challenge: Temperature Conversion

Solution Review: Temperature Conversion

Chapter Quiz

Strings and How to Use Them

This chapter elaborates on string manipulation in Scala, covering declaration, interpolation, formatting, and comparison methods.

An Introduction

String Interpolation with 's'

Challenge: Embed a Variable in a String

Solution Review: Embed a Variable in a String

String Interpolation with 'f'

Challenge: Formatting Strings

Solution Review: Formatting Strings

String Interpolation with 'raw'

Testing String Equality

Creating Multiline Strings

Splitting Strings

Finding Patterns in Strings

Replacing Patterns in Strings

Methods for Comparing Strings

Challenge: Searching a String

Solution Review: Searching a String

Chapter Quiz

Scala's Collection Library

This chapter explores Scala's collection library, covering object creation, mutable and immutable collections, and specialized data structures.

A Brief Introduction to Objects and Classes

An Introduction to the Collection Library

foreach: A Collection Method

The Array Collection

ArrayBuffers

Challenge: Array of Integers

Solution Review: Array of Integers

Working with Lists

Challenge: Appending an Element to a List

Solution Review: Appending an Element to a List

Getting Started with Vectors

Creating a Range of Numbers

LazyList: A Lazy Version of List

Chapter Quiz

Control Structures

17 Lessons

This chapter details Scala's control structures, illustrating their use in code execution flow, optimizing conditional logic, and enhancing looping efficiency.

Getting Started with Functions

18 Lessons

This chapter introduces functions in Scala, covering their definition, evaluation strategies, recursion, and modular code organization techniques.

Higher-Order Functions

16 Lessons

This chapter introduces higher-order functions that are central to functional programming in Scala, enabling functions to accept and return other functions.

Classes and Objects

7 Lessons

This chapter discusses how to create classes and objects in Scala, emphasizing class structure, object instantiation, and the use of constructor parameters.

10.

Conclusion

1 Lesson

This course offered a solid foundation in Scala, highlighting key concepts and encouraging further exploration of advanced topics.

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