Scala-Glossar #

Ad hoc polymorphism
Antipattern
Cake pattern
Closure
Combinator
Companion object
Compound type: An instance that combines several types (e.g. val c = new C with T1 with T2)
Context bound
Contravariant
Covariant
Currying: Transforms a function that takes multiple arguments into a chain of functions, each taking a single argument
Expression problem
Factory
Free variable
Function literal
Guard
Implicit conversion
Implicit evidence
Least upper bound (LUB): The closest supertype of the original type and the type of the new element
Lifting
Linearization: Refers to the algorithm used to „flatten“ this graph for the purposes of resolving method lookup priorities, constructor invocation order, binding of super, etc.
Memoization
Miniboxing
Mixin
Nominal type: Named type
Observer Design Pattern
Package object
Parametrized type
Partial application
Partial function
Partially applied function
Pattern matching
Persistent data structure
Phantom type
Pre-initialized fields
Primary constructor
Property readers
Referential transparency
Scoped private / protected
Self-type annotation
Singleton
Singleton Design Pattern
Singleton type
Structural type
Structure sharing
Subtype polymorphism
Template Method Pattern
Trampoline: A loop that works through a list of functions, calling each one in turn
Type annotations
Type Class Pattern
Type constructor
Type erasure
Type refinement
Uniform Access Principle
Variable-length argument