Self Type in Scala
Introduction Self Types are a way of specifying the dependencies for a class/trait in Scala. Using this, the compiler can enforce to provide the required dependencies while instances are created. This is widely used in Scala, especially in cake patte...
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Nick F
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Have you used this in the wild? It seems interesting, but not sure when I would use it. Perhaps if I don't control the
Vehicletrait, but I want to extend it? But Scala has Extension Methods to do this as well. When should I use one or the other? I haven't had to use Extension Methods either. Perhaps this is more for building Libraries and not Applications?This remind me a lot of
var that = this;in JavaScript haha, brings me back. :-)