Curriculum

1 Getting started
Learning Objectives:

Learn Scala as a JVM language, also learn about the differences between objection-oriented programming and functional programming.

• Introduction
• Scala as a JVM language
• Objection-oriented programming vs functional programming

2 Overview of object-functional programming
Learning Objectives:

Learn about the elements in object – functional programming.

• Tail recursion
• Partial functions
• Currying and partial function application
• Closures
• Lazy evaluation

Hands-on:

Implement object-functional programming and use tail recursion, partial functions.

3 Mastering the Scala type system
Learning Objectives:

Learn about traits, types and type bounds and master in the Scala type system.

• About traits
• Structural types
• Path dependent types
• Self types
• Covariance and contravariance
• Type bounds

Hands-on:

Implement to use Structural types, path dependent types, type bounds.

4 Advanced pattern matching in Scala
Learning Objectives:

Learn about advanced pattern matching using extractors.

• Deep matching
• Using extractors

Hands-on:

Implement to use extractors.

5 Using Scala Implicit
Learning Objectives:

Learn to use Scala implicit for conversion, classes and parameters.

• Implicit conversion, classes and parameters
• Type class pattern
• Context and view bounds

Hands-on:

Use Type class pattern, context and view bounds.

6 Libraries and DSLs
Learning Objectives:

Learn about control structures and internal DSLs.

• Custom control structures with by-name parameters
• Building well-designed libraries and internal DSLs

Hands-on:

Build internal DSLs

7 Working with Scala collections
Learning Objectives:

Learn to work with Streams, manifest, Builders and other Scala collections.

• Working with Streams
• Manifests and class tags
• Builders
• CanBuildFrom
• Building custom collections

Hands-on: 

Create manifests and class tags and use Builders.

8 Functional exception handling
Learning Objectives:

Learn to use exception handling and using Try for comprehensions.

• Traditional exception handling
• Functional exception handling
• Using Try with For comprehensions

Hands-on:

Implement to use functional exception handling.