Open javabean68 opened 3 years ago
alvinj
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3 years ago Thanks for the kind words, and the issue report.
A few people have written me about this, so I clearly need to reword it. And maybe add a little image as well.
Also, I should note that this issue will be open for a while because I’m not actively working on this atm. If that’s a problem, just let me know.
Thanks again!
javabean68
commented
3 years ago Hi Alvin,
Thank you for your antwort. I have another question to you. I'd like to buy your Scala Cookbook. I have been studying Scala 2.13 in the last few months and now I wonder if I should buy the v.3 of your book or the v.2. ( I read some excerpts already in O'Reilly Safari und found the graphics really nice: something that definitely helps while reading a book :))
Are they so different that a newbie with Scala 2 should at the moment concentrate on the old version before he begins with the 3?
Thank you very much! Bye Fabio
Am Mi., 4. Aug. 2021 um 17:36 Uhr schrieb Alvin Alexander < @.***>:
Thanks for the kind words, and the issue report.
A few people have written me about this, so I clearly need to reword it. And maybe add a little image as well.
Also, I should note that this issue will be open for a while because I’m not actively working on this atm. If that’s a problem, just let me know.
Thanks again!
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alvinj
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3 years ago Hi Fabio,
That’s a great question. I think it depends on your goals. The first edition of the Scala Cookbook was written in 2013, and covers Scala 2. Eight years later, a surprising amount of it it still relevant if you want to use Scala 2.
Conversely, the new Cookbook, which will be released online in 7-10 days, and in print in about three weeks, has been completely updated over the last 2+ years to cover Scala 3, and includes some recipes for Spark, Scala.js, Akka Typed, and the Play Framework. (Note that Spark, Akka, and Play don’t support Scala 3 yet, so their coverage uses Scala 2.)
If you don’t have any pressing needs that force you to use Scala 2, I would go with the new Cookbook, just because everything has just been completely updated, even things like the date/time recipes and sbt recipes.
The only caveat I can think to add is that the new book uses the “significant indentation” style in Scala 3 — which all new Scala 3 books are using — so some of the code will look quite different than Scala 2. But this is the new way, and I prefer it, and if I have a choice, I will use Scala 3 in all of my new projects. (Many, many projects have already been updated to use Scala 3, with the exception of Play, Akka, and Spark, as noted above.)
I hope that makes sense, and I hope it helps.
All the best,
Al
javabean68
commented
3 years ago Ciao Alvin,
Many Thanks. I'll follow your advice. I gave you 5 stars on Amazon for the other book,"functional programming simplified" . Amazing one! :)
Bye Fabio
Am So., 8. Aug. 2021 um 21:26 Uhr schrieb Alvin Alexander < @.***>:
Hi Fabio,
That’s a great question. I think it depends on your goals. The first edition of the Scala Cookbook was written in 2013, and covers Scala 2. Eight years later, a surprising amount of it it still relevant if you want to use Scala 2.
Conversely, the new Cookbook, which will be released online in 7-10 days, and in print in about three weeks, has been completely updated over the last 2+ years to cover Scala 3, and includes some recipes for Spark, Scala.js, Akka Typed, and the Play Framework. (Note that Spark, Akka, and Play don’t support Scala 3 yet, so their coverage uses Scala 2.)
If you don’t have any pressing needs that force you to use Scala 2, I would go with the new Cookbook, just because everything has just been completely updated, even things like the date/time recipes and sbt recipes.
The only caveat I can think to add is that the new book uses the “significant indentation” style in Scala 3 — which all new Scala 3 books are using — so some of the code will look quite different than Scala 2. But this is the new way, and I prefer it, and if I have a choice, I will use Scala 3 in all of my new projects. (Many, many projects have already been updated to use Scala 3, with the exception of Play, Akka, and Spark, as noted above.)
I hope that makes sense, and I hope it helps.
All the best, Al
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javabean68
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3 years ago :)
Am Mo., 9. Aug. 2021 um 08:30 Uhr schrieb Fabio Salvi @.***
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Ciao Alvin,
Many Thanks. I'll follow your advice. I gave you 5 stars on Amazon for the other book,"functional programming simplified" . Amazing one! :)
Bye Fabio
Am So., 8. Aug. 2021 um 21:26 Uhr schrieb Alvin Alexander < @.***>:
Hi Fabio,
That’s a great question. I think it depends on your goals. The first edition of the Scala Cookbook was written in 2013, and covers Scala 2. Eight years later, a surprising amount of it it still relevant if you want to use Scala 2.
Conversely, the new Cookbook, which will be released online in 7-10 days, and in print in about three weeks, has been completely updated over the last 2+ years to cover Scala 3, and includes some recipes for Spark, Scala.js, Akka Typed, and the Play Framework. (Note that Spark, Akka, and Play don’t support Scala 3 yet, so their coverage uses Scala 2.)
If you don’t have any pressing needs that force you to use Scala 2, I would go with the new Cookbook, just because everything has just been completely updated, even things like the date/time recipes and sbt recipes.
The only caveat I can think to add is that the new book uses the “significant indentation” style in Scala 3 — which all new Scala 3 books are using — so some of the code will look quite different than Scala 2. But this is the new way, and I prefer it, and if I have a choice, I will use Scala 3 in all of my new projects. (Many, many projects have already been updated to use Scala 3, with the exception of Play, Akka, and Spark, as noted above.)
I hope that makes sense, and I hope it helps.
All the best, Al
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alvinj
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3 years ago Thank you so much for that, I appreciate it. I’m always glad to hear when a book is helpful! All the best to you!
Hi Alvin, on page 119 shouldn't it read "Pure FP Code is more strict than EOP, FP is a subset (instead of superset) of EOP"? On page 122 I would also expect "because EOP is a superset (instead of subset) of FP"...Compliments to your book. The first on FP I can read enjoying it without falling asleep ;)