Data Modeling in FP vs OOPAt Scalapeño this year, I argued in my keynote that the best and most unique parts of Scala are the ones suited to functional programming—including traits (when used for type classes, modules, and sum types), case classes (when used for product types), higher-kinded types, dot method syntax (which is useful for method chaining and namespacing), and various features of Scala’s type system. In the T
