Scala for Beginners: Learn the Core Concepts and Syntax

Description

In this course, you will :

• Use the REPL (the Scala Interactive Shell) for experimentation and fun

• Understand the basics of Scala syntax, including val, var, def, if, while, try, for and more

• Create classes, objects and instances

• Define and use function literals and higher order functions

• Understand the basics of Scala's type inference and how to use it

• Write custom control structures to augment those built into the language

• Start down the path of a more functional style of programming