9781680506228-1680506226-Modern Systems Programming with Scala Native: Write Lean, High-Performance Code without the JVM

Modern Systems Programming with Scala Native: Write Lean, High-Performance Code without the JVM

ISBN-13: 9781680506228
ISBN-10: 1680506226
Edition: 1
Author: Richard Whaling
Publication date: 2020
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf
Format: Paperback 262 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781680506228
ISBN-10: 1680506226
Edition: 1
Author: Richard Whaling
Publication date: 2020
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf
Format: Paperback 262 pages

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Modern Systems Programming with Scala Native: Write Lean, High-Performance Code without the JVM (ISBN-13: 9781680506228 and ISBN-10: 1680506226), written by authors Richard Whaling, was published by Pragmatic Bookshelf in 2020. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other Software Design, Testing & Engineering (Microsoft Programming, Programming, Functional, Web Design, Web Development & Design, User Experience & Usability, Java, Programming Languages, Internet & Social Media) books. You can easily purchase or rent Modern Systems Programming with Scala Native: Write Lean, High-Performance Code without the JVM (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Software Design, Testing & Engineering books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.8.

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Access the power of bare-metal systems programming with Scala Native, an ahead-of-time Scala compiler. Without the baggage of legacy frameworks and virtual machines, Scala Native lets you re-imagine how your programs interact with your operating system. Compile Scala code down to native machine instructions; seamlessly invoke operating system APIs for low-level networking and IO; control pointers, arrays, and other memory management techniques for extreme performance; and enjoy instant start-up times. Skip the JVM and improve your code performance by getting close to the metal.

Developers generally build systems on top of the work of those who came before, accumulating layer upon layer of abstraction. Scala Native provides a rare opportunity to remove layers. Without the JVM, Scala Native uses POSIX and ANSI C APIs to build concise, expressive programs that run unusually close to bare metal. Scala Native compiles Scala code down to native machine instructions instead of JVM bytecode. It starts up fast, without the sluggish warm-up phase that's common for just-in-time compilers. Scala Native programs can seamlessly invoke operating system APIs for low-level networking and IO. And Scala Native lets you control pointers, arrays, and other memory layout types for extreme performance.

Write practical, bare-metal code with Scala Native, step by step. Understand the foundations of systems programming, including pointers, arrays, strings, and memory management. Use the UNIX socket API to write network client and server programs without the sort of frameworks higher-level languages rely on. Put all the pieces together to design and implement a modern, asynchronous microservice-style HTTP framework from scratch.

Take advantage of Scala Native's clean, modern syntax to write lean, high-performance code without the JVM.

What You Need:

A modern Windows, Mac OS, or Linux system capable of running Docker. All code examples in the book are designed to run on a portable Docker-based build environment that runs anywhere. If you don't have Docker yet, see the Appendix for instructions on how to get it.

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