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Pure Functional HTTP APIs in Scala
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Explore creating robust HTTP services in Scala's functional programming paradigm. Gain insights into pure vs. impure implementations, their pros and cons, and effective tool usage.
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Scala is one of the most popular general-purpose languages that supports both object-oriented and functional programming. In this course, you will learn how to create back-end HTTP services using Scala's functional programming paradigm. You will also learn how to develop, test, and document the service using both pure and impure ways. You will be exposed to the differences between pure and impure implementation, their respective pros and cons, and how pure implementation can be more robust in terms of perf...Show More
Scala is one of the most popular general-purpose languages that supports both object-oriented and functional programming. In thi...Show More

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Develop, test, and document the back-end HTTP services using functional programming paradigm.
Learn the pros and cons of Pure and Impure functional programming techniques.
By the end, you will have a firm hold of functional programming in Scala.
Develop, test, and document the back-end HTTP services using functional programming paradigm.

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Content

1.

Introduction

5 Lessons

Get familiar with building and managing functional, pure, and impure Scala backend services.

2.

Impure Implementation

9 Lessons

Discover the logic behind building Scala-based HTTP APIs with Akka-HTTP, Slick, and PostgreSQL.

3.

Pure Implementation

11 Lessons

Work your way through building pure functional HTTP APIs in Scala using libraries and techniques.

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Benchmarks

2 Lessons

Tackle performance advantages of pure functional implementations in handling requests and updates.

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Epilogue

1 Lessons

Get familiar with pure functional programming benefits, testability, and future opportunities.
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