The Busy Java Developer's Guide to Scala: Functions

  Scala is a new programming language incorporating the most important concepts of object-oriented and functional languages and running on top of the Java Virtual Machine as standard "dot-class" files. Sporting the usual object-oriented concepts as classes and inheritance, Scala also offers a number of powerful functional features, such as algebraic data types, immutable objects by default, pattern matching, closures, anonymous functions and currying, and more. Combined with some deep support for XML generation and consumption, Scala offers Java programmers an opportunity to write powerful programs with concise syntax for a new decade of Java programming.
  In this presentation, we focus on the parts of Scala are are functional in nature (rather than object-oriented), and study things like currying, partial function application, writing generic functional code, and some of the functional design approaches that can make coding easier.

  In this presentation, we focus on the parts of Scala are are functional in nature (rather than object-oriented), and study things like currying, partial function application, writing generic functional code, and some of the functional design approaches that can make coding easier.

About Ted Neward

Ted Neward is an Architectural Consultant with Neudesic, LLC as well as the Principal with Neward & Associates. He speaks on the conference circuit discussing Java, .NET and XML service technologies, focusing on Java-.NET interoperability, programming languages, and virtual machine technologies. He has written several widely-recognized books in both the Java and .NET space, including the recently- released "Professional F#" and widely-acclaimed "Effective Enterprise Java". He lives in the Pacific Northwest.

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