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name: scala
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description: "Language-specific super-code guidelines for scala."
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risk: safe
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source: community
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date_added: "2026-06-16"
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---
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# Scala: Idiomatic Efficiency Reference
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## Table of Contents
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1. [Collections & Functional Transforms](#collections)
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2. [Pattern Matching](#patterns)
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3. [Case Classes & ADTs](#case-classes)
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4. [Option & Error Handling](#option)
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5. [Implicits & Given/Using](#implicits)
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6. [Concurrency](#concurrency)
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7. [Anti-patterns specific to Scala](#antipatterns)
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---
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## 1. Collections & Functional Transforms {#collections}
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```scala
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// ❌ Imperative accumulation
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val result = new ArrayBuffer[String]()
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for (item <- items) {
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if (item.isActive) result += item.name.toUpperCase
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}
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// ✅
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val result = items.filter(_.isActive).map(_.name.toUpperCase)
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```
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```scala
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// ❌ Manual grouping
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val grouped = mutable.Map[String, List[Item]]()
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for (item <- items) {
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grouped(item.category) = grouped.getOrElse(item.category, Nil) :+ item
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}
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// ✅
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val grouped = items.groupBy(_.category)
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```
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```scala
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// ❌ Manual fold when sum/product works
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var total = 0
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for (o <- orders) total += o.amount
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// ✅
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val total = orders.map(_.amount).sum
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```
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```scala
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// ❌ Using head on potentially empty collection
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val first = items.head // throws on empty
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// ✅
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val first = items.headOption // returns Option[T]
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```
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```scala
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// ❌ Chaining filter + head for find
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val found = items.filter(_.id == targetId).head
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// ✅
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val found = items.find(_.id == targetId) // returns Option[T]
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```
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**Use `view` for lazy evaluation on large collections to avoid intermediate allocations.**
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---
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## 2. Pattern Matching {#patterns}
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```scala
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// ❌ if-else chain for type dispatch
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if (shape.isInstanceOf[Circle]) {
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val c = shape.asInstanceOf[Circle]
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c.radius * c.radius * Math.PI
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} else if (shape.isInstanceOf[Rect]) { ... }
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// ✅
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shape match {
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case Circle(r) => r * r * Math.PI
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case Rect(w, h) => w * h
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}
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```
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```scala
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// ❌ Nested match with identical fallthrough
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x match {
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case 1 => "low"
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case 2 => "low"
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case 3 => "mid"
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case _ => "high"
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}
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// ✅
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x match {
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case 1 | 2 => "low"
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case 3 => "mid"
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case _ => "high"
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}
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```
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```scala
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// ❌ Match to extract then use
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val result = opt match {
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case Some(x) => x.toString
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case None => "N/A"
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}
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// ✅
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val result = opt.map(_.toString).getOrElse("N/A")
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// or:
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val result = opt.fold("N/A")(_.toString)
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```
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---
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## 3. Case Classes & ADTs {#case-classes}
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```scala
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// ❌ Regular class for data
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class User(val name: String, val age: Int) {
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override def equals(obj: Any): Boolean = ...
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override def hashCode(): Int = ...
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override def toString: String = ...
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}
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// ✅
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case class User(name: String, age: Int)
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```
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```scala
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// ❌ Sealed trait with unrelated case objects
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sealed trait Result
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case class Success(value: Int) extends Result
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case class Failure(error: String) extends Result
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case object Unknown extends Result // what does "Unknown" mean?
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// ✅ — each variant should carry the data it represents
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sealed trait Result[+A]
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case class Success[A] (value: A) extends Result[A]
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case class Failure(error: Throwable) extends Result[Nothing]
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```
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```scala
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// ❌ (Scala 3) Verbose enum
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sealed trait Color
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object Color {
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case object Red extends Color
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case object Green extends Color
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case object Blue extends Color
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}
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// ✅ (Scala 3)
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enum Color { case Red, Green, Blue }
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```
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---
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## 4. Option & Error Handling {#option}
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```scala
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// ❌ Null checks
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val name: String = if (user != null) user.name else "Unknown"
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// ✅
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val name = Option(user).map(_.name).getOrElse("Unknown")
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```
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```scala
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// ❌ .get on Option (defeats the purpose)
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val name = userOpt.get // throws if None
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// ✅
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val name = userOpt.getOrElse("default")
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// or: userOpt.map(process).getOrElse(fallback)
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// or: userOpt match { case Some(u) => ... case None => ... }
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```
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```scala
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// ❌ Try with .get
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val result = Try(parse(input)).get // throws on failure
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// ✅
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val result = Try(parse(input)) match {
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case Success(v) => v
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case Failure(e) => handleError(e)
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}
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// or: Try(parse(input)).getOrElse(default)
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// or: Try(parse(input)).toEither
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```
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```scala
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// ❌ Using exceptions for expected failures
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def findUser(id: String): User = {
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val user = db.query(id)
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if (user == null) throw new NotFoundException(id)
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user
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}
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// ✅ — Option for absence, Either for expected errors
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def findUser(id: String): Option[User] = db.query(id)
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// or:
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def findUser(id: String): Either[AppError, User]
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```
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---
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## 5. Implicits & Given/Using {#implicits}
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```scala
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// ❌ (Scala 2) Implicit conversion that hides bugs
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implicit def stringToInt(s: String): Int = s.toInt
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// ✅ — extension methods instead of implicit conversions
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extension (s: String)
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def toIntSafe: Option[Int] = s.toIntOption
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```
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```scala
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// ❌ (Scala 2) Implicit parameter with broad type
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def query(sql: String)(implicit conn: Connection): ResultSet
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// ✅ (Scala 3)
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def query(sql: String)(using conn: Connection): ResultSet
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```
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```scala
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// ❌ Importing implicits from everywhere
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import com.lib.implicits._
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// ✅ — import only what you need
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import com.lib.given
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// or specific: import com.lib.{given ExecutionContext}
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```
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---
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## 6. Concurrency {#concurrency}
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```scala
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// ❌ Thread.sleep in production code
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Thread.sleep(5000)
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// ✅ — use scheduler / timer abstraction
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import scala.concurrent.duration._
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system.scheduler.scheduleOnce(5.seconds)(doWork())
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```
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```scala
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// ❌ Blocking inside Future
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Future {
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val result = blockingHttpCall() // starves thread pool
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process(result)
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}
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// ✅
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Future {
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blocking { val result = blockingHttpCall() }
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// or use a dedicated blocking ExecutionContext
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}
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```
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```scala
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// ❌ Awaiting futures in a loop
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for (f <- futures) Await.result(f, Duration.Inf)
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// ✅
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val all = Future.sequence(futures)
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all.map(results => process(results))
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```
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**Prefer `Future.sequence`/`Future.traverse` over manual await loops.**
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---
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## 7. Anti-patterns specific to Scala {#antipatterns}
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| Anti-pattern | Preferred |
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| `.get` on Option/Try | `.getOrElse` / pattern match |
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| `null` | `Option` |
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| `isInstanceOf` + `asInstanceOf` | pattern matching |
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| Implicit conversions (Scala 2) | extension methods (Scala 3) |
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| `var` for accumulation | `val` + functional transforms |
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| `return` keyword | last expression is the return value |
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| Mutable collections by default | immutable collections |
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| `Any` / `AnyRef` parameters | generics with type bounds |
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| Deeply nested `for` comprehensions | break into named values |
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| Tuple instead of case class | case class for anything with semantic meaning |
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| `Await.result` in production | compose with `map`/`flatMap` |
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## Limitations
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- These are language-specific guidelines and do not cover overall architectural decisions.
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- Over-compression might reduce readability; apply judgement.
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