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Creating a CLI with Smithy4s and Scala Native

Smithy4s provides a module for creating CLIs with Decline. Smithy4s cross-compiles many of its modules to Scala Native, including this one. This means we can create CLIs that work with Scala Native to avoid the JVM boot up time when invoking the CLI. We could similarly use Scala.js, or

Creating a REST Service with Smithy4s

Smithy4s is a library that provides tooling for the Smithy IDL in Scala. One of the things Smithy4s does is allow you to easily create a REST service based on a Smithy specification. In general, it will eliminate your need for maintaining the API layer of your service altogether. Smithy4s

Higher Kinded Types

Higher kinded types are types which take types which take types as parameters. I know, it burns the eyes just to read that sentence. So let's try to break it down. A type which takes a type is something we've already dealt with in a prior

Generic Types

Generic types in Scala allow for abstractions that cover different, potentially unrelated, types. A good example is the List type in Scala. If it weren't for generics, we'd have two main options for implementing lists: 1. Create a different List type for each type of elements