Scala Training Course - Part 1

This is the first in a 3 part training course - The LSM Introduction to Scala Programming Course (https://www.meetup.com/Lagos-Scala-Meetup/pages/LSM_Scala_Training_Course/). This training is free. We intend to cover topics 1-6 of the course:

1. Introduction. Why Scala?
2. Installing Scala. Introduction to SBT/Typesafe Activator
3. Scala REPL and Scala scripts
4. Basics
5. Expressions and Control Structures
6. Object Oriented Scala

Requirements:

• Participants are expected to have had some commercial programming experience. (Java programming experience is not required, but would be beneficial).

• Participants are expected to come with a laptop. No laptop, no admittance. You need the following essential software installed

1. JDK 1.6 or later
2. Scala 2.11.7 or later
3. IntelliJ 15 (Community Edition)
4. Scala Plugin for IntelliJ
5. Git 2.6 or later

• It is not essential, but it would be very helpful if participants have a basic knowledge of Git (https://git-scm.com/) (How to clone a repository, how to commit and how to push changes to a remote repo).

• We will try to practice Pair Programming (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pair_programming)on this course.

Spread the word (via Twitter #lagosscala and Facebook) and invite friends and colleagues along.