Learning Concurrent Programming in Scala

Learn the art of building intricate, modern, scalable, and concurrent applications using Scala

Key Features

• Make the most of Scala by understanding its philosophy and harnessing the power of multicores
• Get acquainted with cutting-edge technologies in the field of concurrency, through practical, real-world applications
• Get this step-by-step guide packed with pragmatic examples

Book Description

What you will learn

• What you will learn from this book
• ? Get to grips with the fundamentals of concurrent programming on modern multiprocessor systems
• ? Build high-performance concurrent systems from simple, low-level concurrency primitives
• ? Express asynchrony in concurrent computations with futures and promises
• ? Seamlessly accelerate sequential programs by using data-parallel collections
• ? Design safe, scalable, and easy-to-comprehend in-memory transactional data models
• ? Transparently create distributed applications that scale across multiple machines
• ? Integrate different concurrency frameworks together in large applications
• ? Develop and implement scalable and easy-to-understand concurrent applications in Scala 2.12

Who this book is for

If you are a Scala programmer with no prior knowledge about concurrent programming, or seeking to broaden your existing knowledge about concurrency, this book is for you. Basic knowledge of the Scala programming language will be helpful. Also if you have a solid knowledge in another programming language, such as Java, you should find this book easily accessible.