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Scala Design Patterns - Second Edition

By : Ivan Nikolov
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Scala Design Patterns - Second Edition

By: Ivan Nikolov

Overview of this book

Design patterns make developers’ lives easier by helping them write great software that is easy to maintain, runs efficiently, and is valuable to the company or people concerned. You’ll learn about the various features of Scala and will be able to apply well-known, industry-proven design patterns in your work. The book starts off by focusing on some of the most interesting and latest features of Scala while using practical real-world examples. We will be learning about IDE’s and Aspect Oriented Programming. We will be looking into different components in Scala. We will also cover the popular "Gang of Four" design patterns and show you how to incorporate functional patterns effectively. The book ends with a practical example that demonstrates how the presented material can be combined in real-life applications. You’ll learn the necessary concepts to build enterprise-grade applications. By the end of this book, you’ll have enough knowledge and understanding to quickly assess problems and come up with elegant solutions.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Behavioral Design Patterns – Part One

Our journey through the Scala design patterns has arrived at the group of behavioral design patterns. There are more members in this group than the others we've already been through, so we will split it into two separate parts. In this chapter, we will focus on the following behavioral design patterns:

  • Value object
  • Null object
  • Strategy
  • Command
  • Chain of responsibility
  • Interpreter

This chapter and the next one will give some clarity about what behavioral design patterns are, where they are useful, and how to implement them in Scala. We will be following a path similar to the previous chapters where we presented the patterns, showed a class diagram and a code example, and finally, gave a few hints about what to watch out for and where certain patterns are preferred to be used. Hopefully, you will get a feel for them and be able...