[ANN] Beginning Scala by David Pollak (published by APress)

On Wednesday January 21 2009, David Pollak wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I'm writing *Beginning Scala* for APress. It should be out by
> JavaOne.
>
> Thanks,
>
> David

How would you compare "Beginning Scala" with "Programming in Scala?"

Randall Schulz

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Randall R Schulz <rschulz@sonic.net> wrote:

On Wednesday January 21 2009, David Pollak wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I'm writing *Beginning Scala* for APress.  It should be out by
> JavaOne.
>
> Thanks,
>
> David

How would you compare "Beginning Scala" with "Programming in Scala?"

Beginning Scala will be about 1/3 the size and be more oriented toward the Java (and to a lesser degree Ruby) developer who is curious about Scala.

My over-all goal with the book is to help people understand the value of transformative, state-minimize programming and how those concepts can be expressed in a concise manner.

Or, as I told Bill Venners last night, I hope Beginning Scala is the gateway drug to Programming in Scala.
 

Randall Schulz

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On Wednesday January 21 2009, David Pollak wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Randall R Schulz
wrote:
> > On Wednesday January 21 2009, David Pollak wrote:
> > > Folks,
> > >
> > > I'm writing *Beginning Scala* for APress. It should be out by
> > > JavaOne.
> >
> > How would you compare "Beginning Scala" with "Programming in
> > Scala?"
>
> Beginning Scala will be about 1/3 the size and be more oriented
> toward the Java (and to a lesser degree Ruby) developer who is
> curious about Scala.
>
> My over-all goal with the book is to help people understand the value
> of transformative, state-minimize programming and how those concepts
> can be expressed in a concise manner.
>
> Or, as I told Bill Venners last night, I hope *Beginning Scala* is
> the gateway drug to *Programming in Scala*.

Sounds good.

Can we expect you to post a notice if APress decides to offer
pre-publication PDF releases and (another) when the final release is
made?

Randall Schulz