Getting Started with Spring Data – MongoDB in Scala
I used MongoDB for a project in 2010 and I had great experience with it. Unfortunately I didn't get the chance to work with this agile and scalable document-oriented database…
Experimenting with Scala Parallel Collections (contd.)
In the previous post we went through Scala parallel collections and you saw how you can convert a sequential collection into a parallel one by using method par on that…
Injectors and Extractors in Scala
If you have used case classes in Scala, you can not neglect the power they bring to your applications. They provide a recursive decomposition mechanism via pattern matching. In this…
Scala Type Variances – Part three
So far we have seen how to define covariant and contravariant subtypes in Scala. In this post we will study lower bounds and upper bounds and see how they can…
Scala Type Variances – Part two
In the previous post, I went through what covariant subtyping is. In this post we will study contravariant subtyping with a small example. Contravariant Subtyping Do you remember the definition…
Scala Type Variances – Part one
I remember when I started to learn Scala, I usually come up with brackets in the Scala API doc that have plus and minus characters inside. Honestly that scared me…
Experimenting with Scala Parallel Collections
In this short post, I want to show you how you can avail from Scala parallel collections in your application and under which conditions it makes sense to use it.…