Learning Concurrent Programming in Scala: Practical Multithreading in Scala , Second Edition

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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

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Scala is a modern, multiparadigm programming language designed to express common programming patterns in a concise, elegant, and type-safe way. Scala smoothly integrates the features of object-oriented and functional languages. In this second edition, you will find updated coverage of the Scala 2.12 platform. The Scala 2.12 series targets Java 8 and requires it for execution. The book starts by introducing you to the foundations of concurrent programming on the JVM, outlining the basics of the Java Memory Model, and then shows some of the classic building blocks of concurrency, such as the atomic variables, thread pools, and concurrent data structures, along with the caveats of traditional concurrency. The book then walks you through different high-level concurrency abstractions, each tailored toward a specific class of programming tasks, while touching on the latest advancements of async programming capabilities of Scala. It also covers some useful patterns and idioms to use with the techniques described. Finally, the book presents an overview of when to use which concurrency library and demonstrates how they all work together, and then presents new exciting approaches to building concurrent and distributed systems. Who this book is written for If you are a Scala programmer with no prior knowledge of 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.

Who is this book 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.

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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

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Tomer Ben David May 06, 2015

I'm reading it like its prose. Enjoying every minute. I wish this was my first concurrency book as the author manages to put things clear and well ordered.It's so well written, so clear that I have to applause the writer for such an amazing work. For me, even if I would not be interested in scala at all it would be a great concurrency book especially on the jvm. It is not encrypted, it's description are decrypted and well organized.

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Tihomir Gvero Mar 01, 2015

This is an interesting and useful book that explores topics that help programmers understand and write correct and efficient concurrent programs in Scala. It is written for both the beginners and the programmers with more expertise in Scala programming, but who still want to develop and/or improve their concurrent programming skills. I really like this book, because it has many clear and easy to follow examples used to introduce many advanced aspects of concurrent programming. I enjoyed reading them. They cover several different topics introducing the most important concurrent programming abstractions. This includes the concurrency on the JVM (e.g., how to use Threads), traditional building blocks (thread pools, atomic variables and concurrent collections), asynchronous abstractions (e.g. Futures and Promises), the Scala parallel collections, the Scala reactive extension framework, transnational programming in Scala and Actors (e.g., the famous Akka framework). I bought a hard copy and so far I did not have any complaints about the quality. To sum up, it is the very informative and helpful book and the must-have in your Scala book collection. I sincerely recommend it!

I. Maier Apr 02, 2015

You can tell right away that this book was written by a true authority on concurrent programming in Scala. It’s written for programmers already familiar with Scala or for those with a strong background in related languages and/or the JVM. If you are one of them and are interested in getting an overview of different abstractions for concurrent programming in Scala, or more broadly on the JVM, go pick up this book!The book is very well written and the examples are interesting. It is roughly organized going from low-level to high-level concepts, concluding with a practical example that connects the different abstractions introduced in earlier chapters. Chapter 5 is a bit different than the others as it mostly deals with parallel programming (with collections) rather than concurrent programming, although it shortly relates the two. Since the book can’t cover every single aspect of each subject on 300 pages, most chapters give helpful references to obtain a deeper understanding and background information on the subject. I think the book strikes a very good balance between breadth and depth. It covers all important abstractions and discusses them in just the right amount of detail.My only gripe is with the book’s design and typesetting. Many figures don’t look too professional and have a rather low resolution, which is noticeable in my paper copy as well as the ebook version. For the price of the book, I’d expect a little more care. Nonetheless, the figures are helpful for the understanding of the subject.In the end, it’s the content that matters most to me, that’s why I won’t hesitate to give it 5 stars.

Thomas Ulrich Mar 21, 2015

Very good, in-depth study of JVM concurrency intrinsics followed by Scala concurrency frameworks. In addition to the well-written study, each topic includes short, pragmatic, runnable example idioms demonstrating the current topic. The book concludes with a more comprehensive example comprising key concurrency libraries previously covered in book. Very well done! Highly recommended.

Swarnali May 25, 2021

there appears to be a typo while describing ABA problem in chapter 3. the final CAS should be from T2 thread and T1. It caused me some trouble while trying to understand what's going on. so wanted to call it out

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