Ch01 Ep01: Val vs Def functions in Scala

Julien Truffaut explains the fundamental differences between val and def functions in Scala and how they evaluate.

Full course available at fp-tower.com/courses/foundations Functions are the centrepiece of functional programming. We need to have a strong understanding of how they work in Scala before we can move on to more powerful concepts. So, today we're going to focus on the difference between `Val` and `Def` functions. /* ----- SUBTITLES ----- */ I would like to thank the translators for their fantastic work: • French thanks to Xavier Van de Woestyne • Italian thanks to Francesco Serra • Japanese thanks to Yoshimasa Tanabe and Atsumine Kondo • Russian thanks to Nikita Shestakov and Anton Parkhomenko • Spanish thanks to Alejandro Marin /* ----- SOCIAL MEDIA ----- */ Follow Me On Social Media At: twitter.com/JulienTruffaut linkedin.com/in/julientruffaut/ patreon.com/julien_truffaut Video produced by Future Sun futuresunfilms.com/ #Scala #functionalprogramming