Scala Type classes provide us with the following benefits:
- It avoids lots of boilerplate code
- It avoids code redundancy
- It supports the DRY design principle very well
- We can write very flexible and more reusable code
- We can write extensible code
- We can write generic code easily
- It supports separation of concerns (Loosely Coupling) very well
- It encourages composition over inheritance
- It supports more type-safety
The following diagram shows the four main benefits of Scala Type classes:
Apart from Scala-based applications, Scala, Akka Toolkit, and Play Framework, source code uses Type classes extensively. For instance, ...