> I'm talking about something organized traditionally:> accordingly to the book's chapters (a community> contribution could be a link too:> http://blog.tmorris.net/revised-scala-exercises/). I would> say that it is better to have a not entirely correct> exercise here, which is then improved interactively, than> not to have such a site at all.>...

> Seems useful to me that I don't have to keep typing the> text where I just want the value to show when it fail the> test.> > When you said keep it simple, adding more methods doesn't> seem complicated things to me. If user don't use it, it's> not going to bother right?> Well every method I add to the API adds surface area that users have to...

I just deployed a new PrePrint of Programming in Scala. It has been over three months since the last one. In this PrePrint, everything is edited and formatted except for four chapters and the glossary and index. If you've purchased the PrePrint or combo previously, you can download the new version by logging into the Artima account you used to...

> What I would like to see (but I'm afraid it a bit too> late) those comments to be [automatically] displayed in> this forum.> I believe that it would be very helpful for the community> to see each other comments, read responses from the book> authors and to be able to discuss. Yes, some of comments> were merely about typos, but other...

Hi Zemian,I actually had that in the first release I think, but I took it out because I found I was never using it. I wanted to try and keep things as simple as possible until people actually requested the features. Right now, you need to just do it with != and add a string comment:assert(a != b, a +" equaled "+ b)

> Thanks for the updates Bill!> > Sounds fantastic that you planning all these to scalatest!> Great stuff!> > BTW, do you have an expected date for the printing of the> Programming in Scala book? I own a copy of Pre-Print and> it's a great read!Thanks. It will be quite soon, but even sooner a new PrePrint. Sorry it has been so long since the...

> Thanks! My name in a tech book I like ! (besides my thesis> :) ).> By the way, I think the timing for publishing the book> will be good, as the Scala plugins will be more mature.> Now, where was that page explaining how to upgrade from> ebook to printed book?Hi Javier,Well, it's true that the later we are, the more mature the ecosystem. But...

Hi Zemian,Yes, it is alive and well. There's some interesting stuff in the trunk, but I can't justify spending time to complete and release that until the Programming in Scala book has been sent to the printer. After that, we'll be focusing a lot on ScalaTest.One of the things we'll be doing is adding RSpec like Spec and Story classes to...

> The title was clearly designed to be provocative,> presumably to increase the number of eyeballs viewing this> article and thus increase ad revenue.>I highly doubt this. Bruce Eckel does not gain in any way from increased ad revenue. Ad revenues support Artima, not Bruce. Bruce is a guest blogger here. He doesn't get paid, nor does he have to...

> I'm assuming you could not possibly have overlooked a> basic Scala language construct in your book, but I don't> seem to see any mention of symbols, i.e. > > scala> var a = 'MySymbol> a: Symbol = 'MySymbol> > Are discussions of symbols going to be added in future> updates of the book? Maybe they are deprecated, or brand> new to the...

Another relevant link is what Ward Cunningham had to say about this:http://www.artima.com/intv/simplest3.htmlHe pointed out that when he was saying this, it was a *question*, not a command. It was a way to get unstuck by getting something into code, after which you could change it if you wanted. But the act of writing it down could help your...

> Thanks for the response, Martin. It might surprise you,> but I have actually read most of the articles that I found> in the documentation, but as you point out, it looks like> case classes is something that needs to be experienced,> and I have obviously not done that to the same extent that> you have.> > -- > CedricHi Cedric,I find I use...

Hi Ian,I think you mistyped the second line from the book. It should be:capital += ("Japan" -> "Tokyo") You have a comma where the -> should be.

FYI, we ultimately decided is to print the names of the most helpful comment contributors in the book, and thank others en masse.

Hi John,> Odd license. I don't think it's even valid. Not sure how> "Fair Use" applies to this in the USA. But I know for a> fact that in Sweden your copyright doesn't cover my right> to give copies to friends or family.> > Not sure what that means for the license. Is it wholly> invalid such that I have no right to download a copy in> the first...