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Scala Design Patterns

You're reading from   Scala Design Patterns Design modular, clean, and scalable applications by applying proven design patterns in Scala

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788471305
Length 396 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Ivan Nikolov Ivan Nikolov
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. The Design Patterns Out There and Setting Up Your Environment 2. Traits and Mixin Compositions FREE CHAPTER 3. Unification 4. Abstract and Self Types 5. Aspect-Oriented Programming and Components 6. Creational Design Patterns 7. Structural Design Patterns 8. Behavioral Design Patterns – Part One 9. Behavioral Design Patterns – Part Two 10. Functional Design Patterns – the Deep Theory 11. Applying What We Have Learned 12. Real-Life Applications 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Summary

In this chapter, we went through traits and mixin compositions in Scala. By now, you should have a good understanding of what these are and what can be achieved by using them. We also went through the examples of the different uses of traits and what to watch out for when using them. We presented the limitations of using traits for multiple inheritance. Traits are an extremely powerful concept, but they have their pitfalls as we saw with multiple inheritance, so you should use them carefully. Linearization was covered in depth and you should be familiar with what to expect when using traits for multiple inheritance and why things work exactly the way they currently do.

Testing is an essential part of every good software project, and we also presented how it should be done for traits. Last, but not least, we prepared a few guidelines that should help developers choose between...

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Scala Design Patterns - Second Edition
Published in: Apr 2018
Publisher: Packt
ISBN-13: 9781788471305
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