The PDF version of Hello, Scala is now available
By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: September 8 2018
The PDF version of Hello, Scala is now available here on Gumroad.com. The regular price will be $20, but it’s currently on sale for just $10.
Hello, Scala (free preview)
By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: August 29 2018
If you like free things, here’s a link to a free preview of the new version of my book, “Hello, Scala.” The book is 257 pages long, and the free preview contains the first 120 pages of it, so I hope it’s a significant preview.
The new version of the book isn’t currently available for sale, but I hope to release print, PDF, and Kindle versions of it in the next few weeks.
Functional Programming, Simplified
By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: September 23 2018
I’m pleased to announce that my book, Functional Programming, Simplified, is now available in three formats:
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Paperback Book
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Warren Buffett’s shareholder letters
By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: August 15 2018
I just learned that Warren Buffett’s shareholder letters can be found here in PDF format.
How to control LaTeX titlepage top margin spacing
By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: June 9 2018
As a brief note to self, when you need to control spacing at the top of the title page (titlepage) in a LaTeX document, use the \vspace command, as shown in this example:
Great printable infographics on mast cell disease
By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: June 5 2018
If you or someone you know has a mast cell disease — a type of autoimmune disease — the tmsforacure.com website has several great infographics. I printed them out so I can take them to new doctors who don’t know me, when I have to go to emergency departments, and for things like my upcoming surgery.
What’s the easiest way to learn functional programming?
By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: January 28 2018
People occasionally ask me, “What’s the easiest way to learn functional programming?” If you look at all of the books on the right side of this image, I can tell you that reading all of those books wasn’t an easy way to learn functional programming (FP):
IMHO there’s a much easier way to learn the FP basics: I’ve made almost 40% of my book, Functional Programming, Simplified, freely available.
A free preview of Functional Programming, Simplified
By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: December 30 2017
If you’re interested in Functional Programming, Simplified, but can’t decide on whether to buy it or not, I just updated the free PDF preview of the book to help you with that decision. And it’s not just any free preview: it’s over 400 pages long.
Here’s a link to the free preview of Functional Programming, Simplified.
Functional Programming, Simplified (current contents)
By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: May 20 2018
As of October 20, 2017, the contents of my book, Functional Programming, Simplified (formerly “Learning Functional Programming in Scala”) can now be summarized like this:
Version 0.1.4 of “Learning Functional Programming in Scala”
By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: September 12 2017
Version 0.1.4 of “Learning Functional Programming in Scala” is now available. The latest changes are:
- 13 new chapters on the StateT monad and monad transformers
- Ten new chapters on Domain Modeling
- Two new chapters on ScalaCheck
- New appendices on Anonymous Functions, and using def vs val in traits
- The PDF now has small 113 chapters, four appendices, and is 983 pages long
To accompany this latest update, the book is on sale for a few days.