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by Nilanjan Raychaudhuri
appears in Programming and Technology.
SummaryScala in Action is a comprehensive tutorial that introduces Scala through clear explanations and numerous handson examples. Because Scala is a rich and deep language, it can be daunting to absorb all the new concepts at once. This book takes a "howto" approach, explaining language concepts as you explore familiar Programming, challenges tha...
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Consider Dealers of Lightning by Michael A. Hiltzik. Recommended by 8 sources.
“Starts as a vivid inventory of inventors, projects, and lab culture at Xerox PARC, written in reporterly detail that foregrounds anecdotes and corporate memos. Main value is a textured sense of how early GUI, networking, and printing research happened and how personalities and management decisions shaped outcomes. Limitation: the narrative can dwell on minutiae and internal politics, slowing forward momentum and offering few clear takeaways for readers seeking practical lessons or modern startup playbooks. It reads like sustained magazine reporting, so detail-oriented readers are rewarded while those after a brisk how-to may be frustrated.”
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