The purpose of this book is twofold: first to teach the basics of Scala and then to show how Scala can be used to develop real applications. Unlike other books on Scala, this one does not assume any familiarity with Java. In fact, no previous knowledge of Java is necessary to read this book, though some knowledge of Java would be beneficial, especially in the chapter on GUI applications. On the other hand, the book assumes that readers do have a very basic understanding of programming
concepts. In particular, we expect readers to be familiar with terms like compiler, interpreter, (character) string, etc. Thus, the book can be used by anyone who has done some high school computer programming. However, the book covers a number of subjects that are quite advanced and so are appropriate for readers with a good background in both programming and mathematics. Sections describing such topics are marked with an asterisk (*).
The intended audience of this book includes computer science students as well as computing professionals. Obviously, students and practitioners of related fields and areas (for example, mathematics, physics, electrical and computer engineering, etc.) will find this book quite beneficial.
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