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Introduction to JVM Languages

You're reading from   Introduction to JVM Languages Get familiar with the world of Java, Scala, Clojure, Kotlin, and Groovy

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787127944
Length 450 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Vincent van der Leun Vincent van der Leun
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Preface 1. Java Virtual Machine FREE CHAPTER 2. Developing on the Java Virtual Machine 3. Java 4. Java Programming 5. Scala 6. Scala Programming 7. Clojure 8. Clojure Programming 9. Kotlin 10. Kotlin Programming 11. Groovy 12. Groovy Programming 13. Other JVM languages 14. Quiz Answers

Scala Programming

In this chapter, we are going to do a small project in Scala, using the popular Akka toolkit. Akka is a toolkit that aims to make the creation of scalable applications on a JVM easier. It is available for both Java and Scala, but since it was built by the creators of Scala, Akka is an excellent fit for Scala.

We will build a simple program that will display a random quote from a hardcoded list of quotes. Akka is based on the Actor model, which we will explore in this chapter. To write the project we will use Scala IDE, which is available both as a standalone software package and as a plugin that could be installed on Eclipse IDE. We will use the latter. To build the project, we will use the Scala build tool. These are the topics that we will cover in this chapter:

  • Scala IDE for Eclipse
  • Scala Build Tool (SBT)
  • SBT Eclipse for the SBT plugin
  • The scalac compiler...
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