Comments for Mark Thomas

Comment on Scala: Type safe duck typing by Lars Støttrup

Lars Støttrup — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:54:09 +0000

Excellent example. Easy to read and understand.

Comment on Scala: Type safe duck typing by Alex

Alex — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:25:45 +0000

Thanks, pretty clear explanation!

Comment on Scala: Traits and Self Types by Richard Walker

Richard Walker — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 07:59:59 +0000

Yep. This is the best, most comprehensible (and simple) explanation of “self” I’ve read so far. Thanks!

Comment on Scala: Type safe duck typing by Scala: The Million Trait March… « Statically Typed

Scala: The Million Trait March… « Statically Typed — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:05:52 +0000

[...] Java and I’ve discovered it doesn’t have to. Functions being first class citizens and structural typing (think duck typing on steroids) remove not only a ton of boilerplate but also the need to rely on [...]

Comment on Scala: Traits and Self Types by Kai Wähner

Kai Wähner — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:50:51 +0000

Hey Mark,

this is a great blog post – even in 2011!

Many book authors write several pages about complex stuff such as Scala traits and self types confusing the reader. After this blog post, I can return to these books, now I will understand their detailed explanations…

Best regards,
Kai Wähner (Twitter: @KaiWaehner)

Comment on Sonar: Understanding your codebase by Sonar » Sonar in the news

Sonar » Sonar in the news — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:14:00 +0000

[...] Sonar: Understanding your codebase By Mark Thomas, 29 March 2010 Large code bases can be difficult to understand, particularly for a new joiner to a team. Reading code is a great way to get the detail, but getting a high-level view can sometimes be hard. There are a range of open source tools that can provide Information about code coverage, design attributes and complexity, but it is often hard… [...]

Comment on Functional Programming Fundamentals by Stuart Shelton

Stuart Shelton — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:06:27 +0000

Whoa – with a T-shirt like that, the guy could only be a functional-programming enthusiast

I’m going to persevere with it though – I really enjoyed the Functional Programming course we took, and I’d be keen to take it up in a practical context too.

Comment on Sonar: Understanding your codebase by Rosemarie Brostoff

Rosemarie Brostoff — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:00:56 +0000

I love your take on this, could not agree more.

Comment on Sonar: Understanding your codebase by Ben

Ben — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:18:26 +0000

Nice clear post Mark. This could be really useful.

Comment on Scala: Traits and Self Types by sandrar

sandrar — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:14:16 +0000

Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. Cheers! Sandra. R.