Beginner's Guide to Scala & Functional Programming

Beginner's Guide to Scala & Functional Programming

Scala: Cats Effect

Series

Scala: Cats Effect

In this series, I will try to introduce different concepts in Cats Effects. This is going to be a list of many short articles regarding the key features of Cats Effect.

Cats Effect 3 for Beginners [Part-1]
For Scala developers who are new to Cats Effect, this article series aims to provide a comprehensive guide on how to use the effect system that helps control the execution of events. The series covers the concept of an effect, the importance of an ef...
Apr 28, 20224 min read4.2K
Common APIs: Cats Effect IO [Part-2]
Introduction In the part 1 of this series, we looked at Cats Effect 3 and how to run a simple app written using it. In this part, let's look at some of the common APIs and methods used with IO datatype. map, flatMap and for-comprehension Since IO is...
Apr 29, 20224 min read1.8K
Traversing Cats Effect IOs [Part-3]
1. Introduction This is the part 3 of the Cats Effect 3 blog series. In the previous two parts, we looked at different ways to create IOs and also some of the common methods that are applied on IOs. Y
May 3, 20225 min read2.3K
Concurrent Execution in Cats Effect using Fibers [Part 4]
Introduction This is the fourth part in the Cats Effect 3 Blog Series. In the previous part, we looked at different ways to traverse and chain IOs. We also looked at parallel APIs of Cats Effect IO. I
May 9, 20225 min read1.2K
Resource Handling in Cats Effect 3 [Part 5]
Introduction This is the fifth part of the Cats Effect 3 blog series. In this part, we will look at resource handling in Cats Effect 3. Why is Resource Handling Important? Resources are generally things like Files, Sockets, DB connections, etc which...
May 13, 20225 min read1.1K
Cancellation of IO/Fiber in Cats Effect 3 [Part 6]
Introduction This is the sixth part of Cats Effect series. In the part 4 of this series, we looked at concurrent programming in Cats Effect 3 using Fibers. In this part, we'll look at cancellation of already running IOs/Fibers. Cancellation One of th...
May 18, 20225 min read1.4K