Our industry is moving toward functional programming but your objectoriented experience is still valuable. Scala combines the power of OO and functional programming and Pragmatic Scala shows you how to work effectively with both. Updated to Scala 2.11 with indepth coverage of new features such as Akka actors parallel collections and tail call optimization this book will show you how to create stellar applications. The first edition of this book was released as Programming Scala. Our industry is moving toward functional programming but your objectoriented experience is still valuable. Scala combines the power of OO and functional programming and Pragmatic Scala shows you how to work effectively with both. Updated to Scala 2.11 with indepth coverage of new features such as Akka actors parallel collections and tail call optimization this book will show you how to create stellar applications. This thorough introduction to Scala will get you coding in this powerful language right away. Youll start from the familiar ground of Java and with easytofollow examples youll learn how to create highly concise and expressive applications with Scala. Youll find out when and how to mix both imperative and functional style and how to use parallel collections and Akka actors to create highperformance concurrent applications that effectively use multicore processors. Scala has evolved since the first edition of this book and Pragmatic Scala is a significant update. Weve revised each chapter and added three new chapters and six new sections to explore the new features in Scala. Youll learn how to Safely manage concurrency with parallel collections and Akka actors Create expressive readable code with value classes and improved implicit conversions Create strings from data with no sweat using string interpolation Create domainspecific languages Optimize your recursions with tail call optimization Whether youre interested in creating concise robust singlethreaded applications or highly