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Scala Applied, Part 2

5 hours on-demand video

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Brief Introduction

Introduction to programming in the Scala language. Scala language features.

Description

Scala Applied, Part 2 covers Scala features that are different from other languages or maybe unique to Scala. It is intended to follow on from Part 1, and dovetails nicely into that flow. In particular, by following this course you will:

Understand Scala's composition and inheritance features
Create abstract classes and pure abstract members (methods and fields)
Override and overload methods
Create primary and auxiliary constructors
Call superclass constructors and methods
Understand and use parametric fields
Create factory methods in companion objects
Construct simple DSLs (Domain Specific Languages)
Understand top and bottom types and how Scala uses them
Write correct equals and hashCode methods
Use traits to mix behavior into classes
Know the different styles of packages and visibility modifiers
Be able to import anything from anywhere
Write pre-conditions and post-conditions
Test your code with unit testing

Requirements

Requirements
Students should follow and complete the Stairway to Scala Setup instructions, available for free on Udemy, before starting this course
Students should have also completed Stairway to Scala Applied Part 1 or have equivalent skills before starting this course
Students will need a laptop or desktop computer with sufficient performance and resources to compile and run the coding exercises

Knowledge

Understand Scala's composition and inheritance features
Create abstract classes and pure abstract members (methods and fields)
Override and overload methods
Create primary and auxiliary constructors
Call superclass constructors and methods
Understand and use parametric fields
Create factory methods in companion objects
Construct simple DSLs (Domain Specific Languages)
Understand top and bottom types and how Scala uses them
Write correct equals and hashCode methods
Use traits to mix behavior into classes
Know the different styles of packages and visibility modifiers
Be able to import anything from anywhere
Write pre-conditions and post-conditions
Test your code with unit testing

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