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Why use Either over (checked) Exception?
Not too long ago I started using Scala instead of Java. Part of the "conversion" process between the languages for me was learning to use Eithers instead of (checked) Exceptions. I've been coding this ...
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Code style for parse-methods in Scala?
Say I have a class with multiple parameters: case class Foo(a: String, b: String, c: String, d: String, ... ) Now say I want to parse an instance of Foo from a Map[String, String]: // returns either ...
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Why would you document a return type using scaladoc?
The following is snippet of an example from page 240 of the book Programming Scala (Wampler & Payne, 2009; O'Reilly Media): /** @return Parser[Money] */ def deductItem = deductKind ~> ...
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Preferred Scala code style for several embedded brace sets
I was wondering the correct way to format a situation such as this, where I have a def, a foreach and an if clause all nested, requiring braces. Currently I find it hard to read, and there is no ...
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Should I use semicolons to delimit Scala statements?
I'm used to delimit statements by a semicolon from Java, so naturally I do it in Scala code too. I also feel that the code is easier to read, because it's evident where one statement ends and another ...
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