Beginning Scala Programming

A Thorough Video Introduction to the Scala Programming Language.

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  1. Introduction
    1. What Is Scala? 00:00:56
    2. What Are The Positives Of Scala? 00:01:10
    3. What Are The Negatives Of Scala? 00:02:40
    4. About The Author 00:00:49
    5. How To Access Your Working Files 00:01:15
  2. Setup
    1. Downloading Scala 00:03:39
    2. Installing Scala - Windows 00:05:26
    3. Installing Scala - Mac 00:03:56
    4. Installing Scala - Linux 00:04:32
    5. Creating A Script In Scala 00:04:58
    6. Creating An Application In Scala 00:06:42
  3. Scala Basics
    1. val
      And 
      var
      00:04:01
    2. Lazy 
      val
      00:04:13
    3. Bending Variables And Values To Your Will 00:04:17
    4. byte
      , 
      short
      , 
      int
      , 
      long
      , 
      float
      , 
      boolean
      , and 
      double
      00:07:38
    5. if
      , 
      else if
      , 
      else
      00:04:06
    6. while
      , 
      do while
      00:05:18
    7. For Loops 00:08:26
    8. Strings 00:01:46
    9. Smart Strings 00:07:19
    10. String Formatting 00:12:12
    11. String Interpolation 00:09:19
  4. Scala Methods
    1. Basic Methods 00:07:44
    2. Any
      , 
      AnyVal
      , 
      AnyRef
      00:08:48
    3. Different Return Types 00:02:29
    4. Unit And Unit Conventions 00:10:45
    5. Recursion 00:05:20
    6. Tail Optimized Recursion 00:06:52
    7. Methods In Methods 00:02:09
    8. Bending Method Names To Your Will 00:04:44
    9. Operator Overloading 00:05:14
    10. Method Overloading 00:04:42
    11. Named And Default Arguments 00:06:01
    12. AsInstanceOf
      And 
      IsInstanceOf
      00:07:28
    13. Parameterized Types On Methods 00:10:45
  5. Scala Classes
    1. Classes 00:10:01
    2. Java Getters And Java Setters 00:05:02
    3. Constructors 00:08:53
    4. Constructor Named And Default Arguments 00:03:09
    5. Methods In Classes 00:09:52
    6. Preconditions, Exceptions, And Exception Handling 00:10:42
    7. Subclassing 00:09:53
    8. Overriding Methods 00:09:18 
    9. equals
      , 
      hashCode
      , 
      toString
      00:12:24
    10. Case Classes 00:08:22
    11. Abstract Classes 00:05:15
    12. Parameterized Types On Classes 00:08:29
    13. Parameterized Methods In Classes 00:06:43
  6. Scala Object
    1. Singleton Objects 00:11:20
    2. Companion Objects 00:12:48
  7. Magical Methods
    1. The Magic Apply Method 00:05:51
    2. Infix Operators 00:05:09
    3. Right-Associative Colons 00:04:07
  8. Scala Option
    1. Scala Option - Part 1 00:07:21
    2. Scala Option - Part 2 00:05:53
  9. Scala Tuples
    1. Scala Tuples - Part 1 00:03:53
    2. Scala Tuples - Part 2 00:02:58
  10. Higher Order Functions
    1. Creating A Function - Part 1 00:03:45
    2. Creating A Function - Part 2 00:04:59
    3. Creating A Function - Part 3 00:02:50
    4. Is It A Method Or Is It A Function? 00:03:43
    5. Converting A Method To A Function - Part 1 00:06:13
    6. Converting A Method To A Function - Part 2 00:04:13
    7. Closures 00:04:03
    8. Functions With Functions 00:05:51
    9. Currying 00:03:34
    10. Curried Method Parameters 00:04:36
    11. By-Name Parameters - Part 1 00:06:12
    12. By-Name Parameters - Part 2 00:02:58
  11. Collection Basics
    1. The Importance Of A Language With A Clean API 00:02:57
    2. Lists 00:09:11
    3. Sets 00:08:41
    4. Maps And Symbols 00:10:05
    5. Arrays And Repeated Parameters 00:06:28
    6. Ranges 00:05:39
  12. Collections With Functions
    1. map 00:12:30
    2. filter
      , 
      filterNot
      , and 
      exists
      00:06:40
    3. forEach
      00:03:45
    4. flatMap
      00:15:13
    5. For Comprehensions 00:14:28
    6. fold
      and 
      reduce
      00:07:00
    7. zip
      00:02:31
    8. Finding Your Method In The API 00:06:35
    9. Solving Functionally With Scala 00:05:41
  13. Conclusion
    1. Wrap Up 00:00:31

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