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In The Brain of Miles Sabin: A brief introduction to Scala for Java developers
A brief introduction to Scala for Java developers
Miles Sabin gives a brief introduction to Scala for Java developers covering the basic features of Scala which make it such a productive alternative to Java.

He also shows how Scala can be introduced to existing Java projects without the need for a Big Bang migration process, by reusing existing libraries and tools from the Java ecosystems and migrating class by class.

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Progressive Scala Tutorials

The 2011 Progressive Scala Tutorials promise to be a three-day festival of Scala learning, featuring Lift, Akka and a host of other Scala-based fun. Sign up here

Miles Sabin's Advanced Scala Development

Miles Sabin's two day Advanced Scala Development course is aimed at developers who have mastered the essentials of core Scala and want to take their understanding of the language and its compiler to the next level. It covers Scala's powerful type system in depth with concrete illustrations of practical applications of it's more advanced features. The course also introduces the Scala compiler's plug-in architecture and shows how it can be used to support tools and extends the language.
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David Pollak's Lift Basics Workshop

This Lift Basics course by David Pollak (creator of Lift) introduces Scala and Java developers to the Lift Web Framework. You will learn how to create dynamic, interactive, secure web sites using Lift. Whether you are a Scala newbie or an intermediate Java developer, David's practical hands-on style will help you understand Lift's Java and Scala API's. Upon completion of this Lift course, you will be able to create secure, dynamic Lift based sites. Get more info and sign up here

Heiko Seeberger's Fast Track to Scala

This two-day Fast Track to Scala course, designed by Martin Odersky, the creator of the Scala programming language, and Heiko Seeberger, a recognized Scala expert, will give you an excellent grounding in Scala. Prepare to learn to: * be a competent user of Scala constructs in application code, * know and be able to apply the functional programming style in Scala, * use the fundamental Scala tools, * be confident to start using Scala in production applications -- and much more. Get more info and sign up here

Jonas Boner's Pragmatic Real-World Scala

Are you already familiar with using Scala in your applications? Would like to now dig deeper and learn how to get the full power out of this scalable language? In this Pragmatic Real-World Scala course, designed by Typesafe, you will get to know advanced features like implicit conversions and the details of the type system. Of course, numerous hands-on labs will make sure that you can build a thorough understanding.
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ABOUT MILES SABIN
Miles Sabin runs a Scala-centric consulting company, Chuusai Ltd, but is perhaps best known in the Scala world for his outstanding contribution to the Scala IDE for Eclipse.
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PODCAST A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO SCALA FOR JAVA DEVELOPERS
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