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Scala Reactive Programming

You're reading from   Scala Reactive Programming Build scalable, functional reactive microservices with Akka, Play, and Lagom

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787288645
Length 552 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Getting Started with Reactive and Functional Programming FREE CHAPTER 2. Functional Scala 3. Asynchronous Programming with Scala 4. Building Reactive Applications with Akka 5. Adding Reactiveness with RxScala 6. Extending Applications with Play 7. Working with Reactive Streams 8. Integrating Akka Streams to Play Application 9. Reactive Microservices with Lagom 10. Testing Reactive Microservices 11. Managing Microservices in ConductR 12. Reactive Design Patterns and Best Practices 13. Scala Plugin for IntelliJ IDEA 14. Installing Robomongo 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Understanding Design Patterns

As we know, nowadays, we need to build Fault-Tolerant applications so that end users or customers don't feel frustrated using our application. We cannot write correct code to handle exceptions, errors, or faults and its a bit tough and not easy to do so.

It's not possible to develop a System or Application without it failing even once in its lifetime. New Systems may have more Faults (or Errors or Exceptions) and Legacy Systems may have less, but failures are common and it is expected in each and every System.

We should design and develop our Reactive Systems, Microservices, or Web Applications with failure in mind. As an Object is a first-class citizen in an Object-Oriented System, a Function is a first-class citizen in a Functional System, and a Fault-Handling Technique is a first-class citizen in a Reactive System.

In an Object-Oriented...

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