Seth Tisue delivers a beginner-friendly introduction to the Typeclass pattern in Scala in this video from the 2012 Northeast Scala Symposium.
Seth will cover:
- Typeclasses: What they are and where they came from
- How Typeclasses are expressed in Scala
- When you might want to use Typeclasses over other kinds of polymorphism such as inheritance and overloading
Seth's slides:
The Northeast Scala Symposium is a yearly gathering of the Scala community, made possible by efforts of Boston, Philadelphia and New York Scala enthusiasts.