Scala lets you write code in an object-oriented programming (OOP) style, a functional programming (FP) style, and also in a hybrid style—using both approaches in combination. As stated by Martin Odersky, the creator of Scala, the essence of Scala is a fusion of functional and object-oriented programming in a typed setting:
- Functions for the logic
- Objects for the modularity
This chapter assumes that you’re comfortable with OOP and less comfortable with FP, so it provides a gentle introduction to several main functional programming concepts:
- What is functional programming?
- Immutable values
- Pure functions
- Functions are values
- Functional error handling
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Contents
- Introduction
- Scala Features
- Why Scala 3?
- A Taste of Scala
- Hello, World!
- The REPL
- Variables and Data Types
- Control Structures
- Domain Modeling
- Methods
- First-Class Functions
- Singleton Objects
- Collections
- Contextual Abstractions
- Toplevel Definitions
- Summary
- A First Look at Types
- String Interpolation
- Control Structures
- Domain Modeling
- Tools
- OOP Modeling
- FP Modeling
- Methods
- Method Features
- Main Methods in Scala 3
- Summary
- Functions
- Anonymous Functions
- Function Variables
- Eta Expansion
- Higher-Order Functions
- Write Your Own map Method
- Creating a Method That Returns a Function
- Summary
- Packaging and Imports
- Scala Collections
- Collections Types
- Collections Methods
- Summary
- Functional Programming
- What is Functional Programming?
- Immutable Values
- Pure Functions
- Functions Are Values
- Functional Error Handling
- Summary
- Types and the Type System
- Inferred Types
- Generics
- Intersection Types
- Union Types
- Algebraic Data Types
- Variance
- Opaque Types
- Structural Types
- Dependent Function Types
- Other Types
- Contextual Abstractions
- Extension Methods
- Context Parameters
- Context Bounds
- Given Imports
- Type Classes
- Multiversal Equality
- Implicit Conversions
- Summary
- Concurrency
- Scala Tools
- Building and Testing Scala Projects with sbt
- Worksheets
- Interacting with Java
- Scala for Java Developers
- Scala for JavaScript Developers
- Scala for Python Developers
- Where To Go Next