scala.bythebay.io: Adelbert Chang, Spoiled by higher-kinded types

Adelbert Chang explores the power and utility of higher-kinded types in Scala and why they are an indispensable language feature.

This talk video is a node in devreal.ai, the developer community graph. It connects to: Talk: Spoiled by higher-kinded types — devreal.ai/t/161111-spoiled-higher-kinded-types-scala-by-the… Interview: scala.bythebay.io: Adelbert Chang Interview — devreal.ai/t/2016m11-scala-bythebay-io-adelbert-chang-interv… Speaker: Adelbert Chang — devreal.ai/n/adelbert-chang Event: Scala by the Bay — devreal.ai/e/161111-scala-by-the-bay-conference Explore these connections and related videos, photos, speakers’ blogs and podcasts, and other By the Bay networks. ----- Scala is one of the few languages that have higher-kinded types; a simple feature with profound implications. This talk will explore uses of higher-kinded types and show why they are an indispensable feature. Adelbert Chang Sr. Software Engineer, Box, Inc. Adelbert is a Software Engineer at Box and a recent graduate from UC Santa Barbara where he studied Computer Science and researched graph querying and modeling. He enjoys programming with an FP flavor and learning more about programming.