Index

A

• agent-based concurrency, with Akka framework
  • about / Agent-based concurrency with the Akka framework
  • Monte-Carlo pi / Monte-Carlo pi revisited
  • routing, using / Using routing
  • waiting for reply / Waiting for a reply
• Akka cluster
  • used, for distributed computing / Using an Akka cluster for distributed computing
  • reference link / Using an Akka cluster for distributed computing
• Akka framework
  • agent-based concurrency, performing / Agent-based concurrency with the Akka framework
  • reference link / Agent-based concurrency with the Akka framework
• Andrews curve / Andrews curve
• Argonaut
  • about / Argonaut
  • reference link / Argonaut

B

• bar chart
  • creating, JFreeChart used / Creating a bar chart
  • creating, scala-chart used / Creating a bar chart
  • creating, Wisp used / Creating a bar chart
• basic data structures, Breeze
  • about / Basic Breeze data structures
  • DenseVector / DenseVector
  • DenseMatrix / DenseMatrix
  • indexing and slicing, using / Indexing and slicing
  • reshaping / Reshaping
  • concatenation / Concatenation
• basic data structures, Saddle
  • about / Basic Saddle data structures
  • Vec structure, using / Using the Vec structure
  • Mat structure, using / Using the Mat structure
  • Series / Series
  • Frame / Frame
• bins / Creating a histogram
• box-and-whisker chart
  • creating, JFreeChart used / Creating a box-and-whisker chart
  • creating, scala-chart used / Creating a box-and-whisker chart
  • creating, Wisp used / Creating a box-and-whisker chart
• Breeze
  • URL / Breeze
  • about / Breeze
  • using / Using Breeze in your project
  • basic data structures / Basic Breeze data structures
  • statistical computing / Statistical computing with Breeze
  • cheat sheet / Cheat sheet
  • using, with Saddle / Using Breeze with Saddle
• BroadcastRoutingLogic class / Using routing

C

• C
  • Scala, comparing with / What are the advantages compared to C/C++/Java?
• C++
  • Scala, comparing with / What are the advantages compared to C/C++/Java?
• Cassovary
  • about / Cassovary
  • URL / Cassovary
• cheat sheet
  • about / Cheat sheet
  • matrices, creating / Creating matrices and vectors
  • vectors, creating / Creating matrices and vectors
  • operations, on matrices and vectors / Operations on matrices and vectors
• commands, server
  • startServer() / Interacting with the server
  • stopServer() / Interacting with the server
  • undo() / Interacting with the server
  • redo() / Interacting with the server
  • delete() / Interacting with the server
• ConsistentHashingRoutingLogic class / Using routing
• CSV (Comma Separated Values) / Reading and writing CSV files
• CSV files
  • reading / Reading and writing CSV files
  • writing / Reading and writing CSV files
  • reading, in Scala / Reading files in Scala
  • CSV data, parsing / Parsing CSV data
  • CSV data, processing / Processing CSV data

D

• data
  • obtaining, for visualization / Obtaining data to visualize
• data analysis, with Saddle
  • about / Data analysis with Saddle
• data analysis packages
  • about / Data analysis packages for Scala
  • Saddle / Saddle
  • MLlib / MLlib
• database
  • accessing, JDBC used / Database access using JDBC
• data structures, ScalaSci
  • about / Basic ScalaSci data structures
  • vector / Vector
  • matrix / Matrix
  • other functionality / Other ScalaSci functionality
• deadlocks / Non-blocking communication
• DenseMatrix
  • about / DenseMatrix
• DenseVector
  • about / DenseVector
• distributed computing
  • MPJ Express, using / Using MPJ Express for distributed computing
  • Akka cluster, using / Using an Akka cluster for distributed computing

E

• Emacs
  • using, as Scala IDE / Using Emacs as the Scala IDE
  • URL / Using Emacs as the Scala IDE
• ENSIME
  • URL / Using Emacs as the Scala IDE
  • reference link / Using Emacs as the Scala IDE
  • integrating, with SBT tool / ENSIME and SBT integration

F

• FACTORIE
  • about / FACTORIE
  • URL / FACTORIE
• Figaro
  • URL / Figaro
  • about / Figaro
• Frame structure
  • about / Frame
  • rowAt method, using / Using the rowAt method in Frame
  • sortedColsBy method, using / Using the sortedColsBy method in Frame
• Functional Relational Mapping (FRM) library
  • about / Database access using Slick

G

• git
  • about / Building, testing, and distributing your Scala software

H

• HDF5 files
  • reading / Reading and writing HDF5 files
  • writing / Reading and writing HDF5 files
• Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) / Reading and writing HDF5 files
  • references / Reading and writing HDF5 files
• histogram
  • creating, JFreeChart used / Creating a histogram
  • HistogramType.FREQUENCY / Creating a histogram
  • HistogramType.RELATIVE_FREQUENCY / Creating a histogram
  • HistogramType.SCALE_AREA_TO_1 / Creating a histogram
  • creating, scala-chart used / Creating a histogram
  • creating, Wisp used / Creating a histogram

I

• installation
  • scala-chart / Installing scala-chart

J

• Java
  • Scala, comparing with / What are the advantages compared to C/C++/Java?
  • code integration, with Scala / Mixing Java and Scala code
• Java Development Kit (JDK) / Setting up MPJ Express on clusters
• Java Native Interface (JNI) wrapper) / Setting up MPJ Express on clusters
• JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) / Reading and writing JSON files
• JDBC
  • used, for accessing database / Database access using JDBC
• JDBC drivers for SQLite
  • reference link / Database access using JDBC
• JFreeChart
  • about / Alternatives for doing plotting
  • URL / Alternatives for doing plotting
  • used, for plotting / Plotting with JFreeChart
  • using / Using JFreeChart in your project
  • reference link / Using JFreeChart in your project
  • used, for creating line plot / Creating a line plot
  • used, for creating histogram / Creating a histogram
  • used, for creating bar chart / Creating a bar chart
  • used, for creating box-and-whisker chart / Creating a box-and-whisker chart
  • plot types / Other plot types
  • plot types, reference link / Other plot types
  • saving, to file / Saving charts to a file
• JSON Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) / Spray-JSON
• JSON files
  • reading / Reading and writing JSON files
  • writing / Reading and writing JSON files
  • Spray-JSON / Spray-JSON
  • SON of JSON library / SON of JSON
  • Argonaut / Argonaut
• JSON validator
  • reference / Reading and writing JSON files
• Jzy3d
  • URL / Alternatives for doing plotting

L

• linear regression plot
  • creating, Wisp used / Creating a linear regression plot
• line plot
  • creating, JFreeChart used / Creating a line plot
  • creating, scala-chart used / Creating a line plot
  • creating, Wisp used / Creating a line plot

M

• MATLAB
  • Scala, comparing with / What are the advantages compared to MATLAB/Python/R?
• matrix plot
  • about / Using Breeze with Saddle
• Mat structure
  • about / Using the Mat structure
  • using / Using the Mat structure
  • Matrix, creating with / Creating a matrix with Mat
  • arithmetic operators, applying / Applying arithmetic operators in Mat structures
  • Matrix, using / Using Matrix in the Mat structure
• MLlib
  • about / MLlib
  • URL / MLlib
• MPJ Express
  • reference link / Using MPJ Express for distributed computing, Setting up and running MPJ Express
  • running / Setting up and running MPJ Express
  • setting up / Setting up and running MPJ Express
  • Send method, using / Using Send and Recv
  • Recv method, using / Using Send and Recv
  • Send, using / Using Send and Recv
  • Scala objects, sending in messages / Sending Scala objects in MPJ Express messages
  • non-blocking communication / Non-blocking communication
  • Scatter method / Scatter and Gather
  • Gather method / Scatter and Gather
  • setting up, on clusters / Setting up MPJ Express on clusters
• MPJ Express API
  • documentation, reference link / Scatter and Gather
• mutual exclusion (Mutex) / Synchronization

N

• numerical computing packages
  • about / Numerical computing packages for Scala
  • Scalala / Scalala
  • Breeze / Breeze
  • Scalalab / ScalaLab

P

• parallel coordinates / Parallel coordinates
• parallel programming
  • Scala threads, using / Programming with Scala threads
• parameters, Send and Recv method
  • Buf / Using Send and Recv
  • offset / Using Send and Recv
  • Count / Using Send and Recv
  • datatype / Using Send and Recv
  • dest/source / Using Send and Recv
  • tag / Using Send and Recv
• pickling
  • about / Sending Scala objects in MPJ Express messages
  • reference link / Sending Scala objects in MPJ Express messages
• plotting
  • about / Alternatives for doing plotting
• Portable Document Format (PDF) / Saving charts to a file
• program
  • improving / Improving the program
• programming language
  • URL, for comparison / What are the advantages compared to MATLAB/Python/R?
• Python
  • Scala, comparing with / What are the advantages compared to MATLAB/Python/R?

R

• R
  • Scala, comparing with / What are the advantages compared to MATLAB/Python/R?
• race conditions / Synchronization
• RandomRoutingLogic class / Using routing
• rank / Setting up and running MPJ Express
• RoundRobinRoutingLogic class / Using routing

S

• Saddle
  • about / Saddle
  • URL / Saddle, Installing Saddle
  • installing / Installing Saddle
  • basic data structures / Basic Saddle data structures
  • data analysis / Data analysis with Saddle
• Sammon mapping / Sammon mapping
• sbt-assembly plugin
  • reference link / Setting up and running MPJ Express
• SBT tool
  • using / Building, testing, and distributing your Scala software
  • URL / Building, testing, and distributing your Scala software
  • directory structure / Directory structure
  • used, for testing Scala code / Testing Scala code with the help of SBT
  • ENSIME, integrating with / ENSIME and SBT integration
• Scala
  • for scientific computing / Why Scala for scientific computing?
  • advantages, over C / What are the advantages compared to C/C++/Java?
  • advantages, over C++ / What are the advantages compared to C/C++/Java?
  • advantages, over Java / What are the advantages compared to C/C++/Java?
  • advantages, over MATLAB / What are the advantages compared to MATLAB/Python/R?
  • advantages, over Python / What are the advantages compared to MATLAB/Python/R?
  • advantages, over R / What are the advantages compared to MATLAB/Python/R?
  • parallel execution / Scala does parallelism well
  • disadvantages / Any downsides?
  • code integration, with Java / Mixing Java and Scala code
• scala-chart
  • used, for plotting / Plotting with scala-chart
  • reference link / Plotting with scala-chart
  • installing / Installing scala-chart
  • used, for creating line plot / Creating a line plot
  • used, for creating histogram / Creating a histogram
  • used, for creating bar chart / Creating a bar chart
  • used, for creating box-and-whisker chart / Creating a box-and-whisker chart
  • saving, to file / Saving charts to a file
• Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) / Saving charts to a file
• Scala code
  • profiling / Profiling Scala code
  • debugging / Debugging Scala code
  • testing, SBT tool used / Testing Scala code with the help of SBT
• Scala IDE
  • Emacs, using / Using Emacs as the Scala IDE
• Scalala
  • about / Scalala
  • URL / Scalala
• ScalaLab
  • reference link / Installing and running ScalaLab
  • reference link, on SourceForge / Installing and running ScalaLab
  • installing / Installing and running ScalaLab
  • running / Installing and running ScalaLab
  • data storage / Data storage and retrieval
  • data retrieval / Data storage and retrieval
  • used, for plotting / Plotting with ScalaLab
  • features / Other ScalaLab features
  • symbolic algebra, performing with symja / Doing symbolic algebra using symja
• Scalalab
  • about / ScalaLab
  • URL / ScalaLab
• ScalaSci
  • about / Basic ScalaSci data structures
  • data structures / Basic ScalaSci data structures
• Scala software
  • building / Building, testing, and distributing your Scala software
  • testing / Building, testing, and distributing your Scala software
  • distributing / Building, testing, and distributing your Scala software, Distributing your software
• ScalaTest
  • about / Testing Scala code with the help of SBT
• Scala threads
  • used, for parallel programming / Programming with Scala threads
  • example / A simple Scala thread example
  • synchronization / Synchronization
  • Monte-Carlo pi calculation / Monte-Carlo pi calculation
  • parallel collections, using / Using Scala's parallel collections
• ScatterGaTailChoppingRoutingLogic class / Using routing
• ScatterGatherFirstCompletedRoutingLogic class / Using routing
• scatter plot matrix / Scatter plot matrix
• scientific computing
  • with Scala / Why Scala for scientific computing?
• scientific software
  • about / Other scientific software
  • FACTORIE / FACTORIE
  • Cassovary / Cassovary
  • Figaro / Figaro
• Series objects, joining with join operation
  • about / Joining Series using the join operation
  • index.LeftJoin, applying / Applying index.LeftJoin
  • index.RightJoin, applying / Applying index.RightJoin
  • index.InnerJoin, applying / Applying index.InnerJoin
  • index.OuterJoin, applying / Applying index.OuterJoin
• Series structure
  • about / Series
  • groupBy method, implementing / Implementing the groupBy method in the Series structure
  • transform method, applying / Applying the transform method in Series
  • numerical operators, using / Using numerical operators in Series
• server
  • interactions, Wisp used / Interacting with the server
• signal processing
  • other functionality / Other signal processing functionality
• Slick
  • used, for accessing database / Database access using Slick
  • about / Database access using Slick
  • reference link / Database access using Slick
  • Plain SQL / Plain SQL
• SmallestMailboxRoutingLogic class / Using routing
• SON of JSON library
  • reference link / SON of JSON
  • about / SON of JSON
• Spray-JSON
  • about / Spray-JSON
  • reference link / Spray-JSON
• statistical computing
  • with Breeze / Statistical computing with Breeze
• symja
  • used, for performing ScalaLab / Doing symbolic algebra using symja
  • reference link / Doing symbolic algebra using symja

T

• Takipi
  • URL / Profiling Scala code

V

• Vec structure
  • about / Using the Vec structure
  • using / Using the Vec structure
  • arithmetic operation, using / Using arithmetic operations in Vec
  • data access / Data access in Vec
  • slice method, implementing / Implementing the slice method in Vec
  • statistic calculation / Statistic calculation in Vec
• VisualVM profiler
  • URL / Profiling Scala code

W

• Wisp
  • URL / Alternatives for doing plotting
  • used, for plotting / Plotting with Wisp
  • reference link / Plotting with Wisp
  • used, for creating line plot / Creating a line plot
  • used, for creating histogram / Creating a histogram
  • used, for creating bar chart / Creating a bar chart
  • used, for creating box-and-whisker chart / Creating a box-and-whisker chart
  • used, for creating linear regression plot / Creating a linear regression plot
  • used, for interacting with server / Interacting with the server

X

• XML (Extensible Markup Language)
  • about / Reading and writing XML files
  • tags / Reading and writing XML files
  • text / Reading and writing XML files
• XML files
  • reading / Reading and writing XML files
  • writing / Reading and writing XML files
• XYLineChart / Andrews curve