Introduction to the Art of Programming Using Scala - Lewis, Mark C.

Résumé :

This text presents many concepts from CS1 and CS2 using a modern, JVM-based language that works well for both programming in the small and programming in the large. It teaches fundamental problem solving and programming in the small, illustrates the benefits of object-oriented design, and presents data structures showing different implementations of key ADTs. It also covers advanced topics such as multithreading and networking. Ancillary resources, including video lectures and more exercises, are accessible from the book's website.

Sommaire:
Introductory Concepts: Basics of Computers, Computing, and Programming. Getting to Know the Tools. Scala Basics. Conditionals. Functions. Recursion for Iteration. Arrays and Lists in Scala. Loops. Text Files. Case Classes. GUIs. Graphics. Sorting and Searching. XML. Recursion. Object-Orientation, Abstraction, and Data Structures: Object-Orientation. Bigger Programs/New Tools. A Project (Drawing Program). Abstraction and Polymorphism. Other Collection Types. Multithreading and Concurrency. Stream I/O. Networking. Stacks and Queues. Linked Lists. Priority Queues. Refactoring. Recursion. Trees. Regular Expressions and Context-Free Parsers. Spatial Trees. Binary Heaps. Direct Access Binary Files. Actors. Augmenting Trees. Wrapping Up. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.

Critique:
This textbook for college programming courses is obviously aimed at students in computing, but it would also be useful for students in other fields since it is about problem solving. Software designers can also use it as a reference for many programming techniques. ... this is great textbook, containing a huge amount of useful information for students. -Claudiu Popescu, Computing Reviews, March 2013 The well-written, comprehensive book covers material beyond a two-semester introductory curriculum, aiming to become a de facto reference for the language and its features and capabilities. The pace is appropriate for beginners; programming concepts are introduced progressively through a range of examples and then used as tools for building applications in various domains, including sophisticated data structures and algorithms. The work also includes two much-needed introductory chapters that address general computer notions and operating system tools, topics missing from almost every other programming book. Object-oriented material appears somewhat late in the second part of the book, but in a pedagogically appropriate fashion, and all topics follow a logical sequence. ... Highly recommended. Students of all levels, faculty, and professionals/practitioners. -D. Papamichail, Universit y of Miami in CHOICE Magazine
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