Scala Puzzlers: The Fun Path to Deeper Understanding - Softcover

The puzzlers in this book are seemingly simple examples of Scala code that exhibit highly unexpected behavior. In the manner of Java Puzzlers, the reader is challenged to guess the correct outcome from a number of possibilities. This is followed by a detailed discussion of the reasons underlying the code's actual behavior, as well as the Scala language and compiler features in play.Working through these code examples and the subsequent explanations will provide important and often fundamental insights into Scala. Get ready for a fun journey that will take you further down the road to Scala mastery.

Andrew Phillips is a long-standing open-source developer and community member specializing in concurrency and high-performance applications. He worked on Multiverse, the STM implementation originally used in Akka; contributes to Apache jclouds, the leading Java cloud library; and co-maintains the Scala Puzzlers website.Nermin Serifovic has been a Scala enthusiast since 2009, practicing it professionally since 2011. An active Scala community member, he organized the Boston Area Scala Enthusiasts user group and is a co-creator of the Scala Puzzlers website. Nermin is an instructor at Harvard Extension School, where he co-teaches 'Concurrent Programming in Scala' course.