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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

The Scala Future

In this section, we will discuss the Scala Future. Let's start by defining this component.

What is a Future in Scala?

In Scala, a Future is an object that represents a computation unit. It has some value at some point in the future. In other words, it is a programming construct in Scala used to write concurrency programs very easily. When a Future finishes its computation, we say that the Future is completed. However, it may be completed either successfully, or unsuccessfully.

If a Future is completed successfully, it has some computed value. If it has failed or completed unsuccessfully, it has some error.

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