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Scala Programming Projects

By : Mikael Valot, Nicolas Jorand
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Scala Programming Projects

By: Mikael Valot, Nicolas Jorand

Overview of this book

Scala Programming Projects is a comprehensive project-based introduction for those who are new to Scala. Complete with step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow tutorials that demonstrate best practices when building applications, this Scala book will have you building real-world projects in no time. Starting with the fundamentals of software development, you’ll begin with simple projects, such as developing a financial independence calculator, and then advance to more complex projects, such as a building a shopping application and a Bitcoin transaction analyzer. You’ll explore a variety of Scala features, including its OOP and FP capabilities, and learn how to write concise, reactive, and concurrent applications in a type-safe manner. You’ll also understand how to use libraries such as Akka and Play. Furthermore, you’ll be able to integrate your Scala apps with Kafka, Spark, and Zeppelin, along with deploying applications on a cloud platform. By the end of the book, you’ll have a firm foundation in Java programming that’ll enable you to solve a variety of real-world problems, and you’ll have built impressive projects to add to your professional portfolio.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Setup


If you have not completed Chapter 2Developing a Retirement Calculator, then you can check out the retirement calculator project at GitHub. If you are not already familiar with Git, I would advise that you read the documents at https://guides.github.com/introduction/git-handbook/ first.

To begin the setup, go through the following steps:

  1. Create an account at https://github.com/ if you do not have one already.
  2. Go to the retirement calculator project at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Scala-Programming-Projects. Click on Fork in the top-right corner to fork the project into your account.
  3. Once the project is forked, click on Clone or download, and copy the URL into the clipboard.
  4. In IntelliJ, go to File | New | Project from Version Control | GitHub and make the following edits:
    • Git repository URL: Paste the URL of your forked repository
    • Parent directory: Choose a location
    • Directory name: Keep retirement_calculator
    • Click on Clone
  5. The project should be imported in IntelliJ. Click on git: master...