"Programming Scala" Is Now Available 7
Programming Scala is finally available online at Amazon, O’Reilly, Safari, and hopefully at other online and physical bookstores, too. If you have trouble finding it, just memorize the ISBN, 9780596155957, to aid your search. ;)
You can download the complete code examples here. If you want to “try before you buy”, see our labs site.
I pitched the book idea just over one year ago. Alex Payne, my co-author, was also talking to O’Reilly about a book, so we joined forces. It’s been a fast ride.
This book is for you if you are an experienced developer who wants a comprehensive, but fast introduction to Scala. We try to convince you why we like Scala so much, but we also tell you about those dark corners and gotchas that you’ll find in any language. We even preview the forthcoming 2.8 version of Scala. I hope you’ll give Programming Scala a look.
How does it differ from the Programming in Scala book?
it doesn’t have the “in” in its title.
I think a professional Scala developer will want both. Ours is a little faster at getting you up to speed, while their’s is more exhaustive in many areas. Ours also covers the key changes in the forthcoming version 2.8 and it also offers tips on known “gotchas”.
Congratulations on your book launch. I’m not sure if Scala is the wave of the future. It seems like .NET / C# will be the technology for the next 10 years, but I’m sure something will supersede it.
In “Programming Scala” you get a very good description of the whole Scala type system in one chapter. “Programming in Scala” covers it at a slower pace.
“It seems like .NET / C# will be the technology for the next 10 years…”
OMG, I haven’t laughed that hard for a long time. Thanks for that.
I see you chose for your book the exact same name as the book previously published by Pragmatic Programmers, and except for the word ‘in’, the same title as the original, foundational book by Odersky.
So, would you say Scala authors think a lot alike? ;-)
Looking forward to reading it!