![import scala.collection.jcl.Conversions._
def foo(bar: java.util.List[String]) = {
val xs: Seq[String] = bar
bar.add("baz")
xs foreach println // does it contain "baz"?
}
def foo(bar: List[String]) = {
val back = new java.util.ArrayList[String]
bar foreach back.add
back
}](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/scalainthewild-100122094256-phpapp01/85/Scala-In-The-Wild-13-320.jpg)
![import org.scala_tools.javautils.Implicits._
def foo(bar: java.util.List[String]) = {
val xs = bar.asScala
bar.add("baz")
xs foreach println
}
// returns java.util.List[String], and in O(1) too!
def foo(bar: List[String]) = bar.asJava](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/scalainthewild-100122094256-phpapp01/85/Scala-In-The-Wild-14-320.jpg)
![class Person(fn :String, ln :String) {
private var theFirstName :String = fn;
private var theLastName :String = ln;
def getFirstName() :String = {
return theFirstName;
}
def setFirstName(fn :String) :Unit = {
theFirstName = fn;
}
// ...
override
def equals(obj: Any) :Boolean = {
if (obj.isInstanceOf[Person]) {
var p :Person = obj.asInstanceOf[Person];
return p.getFirstName() == theFirstName &&
p.getLastName() == theLastName;
}
return false;
}
}](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/scalainthewild-100122094256-phpapp01/85/Scala-In-The-Wild-17-320.jpg)
 => A) = ...
// right
def foldLeft[A](init: A)(f: (A, B) => A) = ...
foldLeft(0) { (a, b) => ... }](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/scalainthewild-100122094256-phpapp01/85/Scala-In-The-Wild-26-320.jpg)
Scala In The Wild
- 1. Scala in the Wild Daniel Spiewak
- 2. Vanity Slide • Software Developer at Novell • Working on a next-gen communications system called “Pulse” • Author of Scala for Java Refugees • ...and a fair bit more • An unhealthy fascination with languages
- 3. Brief Overview of Pulse • Next-Gen communications platform • Implemented as a web application • AJAX • Comet • Focus on security and enterprise management
- 7. Architecture Messaging Service Search Service (SOLR) Webapp (Lift) RabbitMQ Notification Service WFP Service HBase + MySQL
- 8. Nifty Tricks • Messages are chunks of XML
- 9. <message id="42"> <line/>Playing with Pulse (and trying to avoid accidentally poluting any of Andy's demos). <message id="43"> <line/>We can reply quite easily. </message> </message>
- 10. Nifty Tricks • Messages are chunks of XML • Extend Elem • Custom NoBindingFactoryAdapter • Use #load(String)
- 11. Nifty Tricks • Messages are chunks of XML • All frontend services use Cake Pattern • Very extensive use of actors
- 12. Challenges • Actors require a recovery mechanism • Java / Scala interop is a little clumsy • Collections conversion (java-utils)
- 13. import scala.collection.jcl.Conversions._ def foo(bar: java.util.List[String]) = { val xs: Seq[String] = bar bar.add("baz") xs foreach println // does it contain "baz"? } def foo(bar: List[String]) = { val back = new java.util.ArrayList[String] bar foreach back.add back }
- 14. import org.scala_tools.javautils.Implicits._ def foo(bar: java.util.List[String]) = { val xs = bar.asScala bar.add("baz") xs foreach println } // returns java.util.List[String], and in O(1) too! def foo(bar: List[String]) = bar.asJava
- 15. Challenges • Actors require a recovery mechanism • Java / Scala interop is a little clumsy • Collections conversion (java-utils) • Spring doesn’t like mixins • Tools are primitive (at best) • Scala devs are in short supply
- 16. Java Refugees • Tendency to write Java in Scala
- 17. class Person(fn :String, ln :String) { private var theFirstName :String = fn; private var theLastName :String = ln; def getFirstName() :String = { return theFirstName; } def setFirstName(fn :String) :Unit = { theFirstName = fn; } // ... override def equals(obj: Any) :Boolean = { if (obj.isInstanceOf[Person]) { var p :Person = obj.asInstanceOf[Person]; return p.getFirstName() == theFirstName && p.getLastName() == theLastName; } return false; } }
- 18. class Person(var firstName: String, var lastName: String) { override def equals(a: Any) = a match { case that: Person => { this.firstName == that.firstName && this.lastName == that.lastName } case _ => false } }
- 19. Java Refugees • Tendency to write Java in Scala • Failure to exploit advanced features • Nested imports • Point-Free / Currying • Monads
- 20. def foo(bar: Bar) = { var result: Baz = null Box.!!(bar).foreach(person => Box.!!(person.name).foreach(name => Box.!!(name.find("blah")).foreach(result = _))) Box !! result }
- 21. def foo(bar: Bar) = { for { person <- Box !! bar name <- Box !! person.name result <- Box !! (name find "blah") } yield result }
- 22. Java Refugees • Tendency to write Java in Scala • Failure to exploit advanced features • Nested imports • Point-Free / Currying • Monads • Higher-Kinds only raise confusion • Arbitrary file organization
- 24. Scala Style • Inspirations • Java • Standard ML • Haskell • C# • OCaml • Ruby • Python
- 25. Scala Style • Leverage type inference! val s: String = "blah" // wrong val s = "blah" // right
- 26. Scala Style • Leverage type inference! • Higher-Order functions // wrong def foldLeft[A](init: A, f: (A, B) => A) = ... // right def foldLeft[A](init: A)(f: (A, B) => A) = ... foldLeft(0) { (a, b) => ... }
- 27. Scala Style • Leverage type inference! • Higher-Order functions • Function values foo (x) => x + 1 // wrong foo (x) => { x + 1 } // wrong foo { _ + 1 } // right foo { x => x + 1 } // right
- 28. Scala Style • Leverage type inference! • Higher-Order functions • Function values • Correct use of implicits • Pimp-my-library • Correcting inheritance (typeclasses)
- 29. Scala Style • ... • Function values • Rules for correct use of implicits • Arity-0 methods println // wrong println() // right xs.length() // wrong xs.length // right
- 30. Scala Style • Leverage type inference! • Higher-Order functions • Function values • Rules for correct use of implicits • Arity-0 methods • File organization
- 31. Conclusion(s) • Yes, Scala is ready for the enterprise! • ...but there’s definitely room to improve • Process and conventions are critical • Community is developing standards. Participate!
- 32. Thank You