Becoming Acquainted with Scala

Becoming Acquainted with Scala:

There are many touted benefits of the Scala programming language, especially for Java developers. Among others, Scala's advertised strengths and advantages include the following:

• Runs on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
  

  • Able to run on numerous hardware and operating systems platforms

  • Access to rich set of libraries and functionality in the JDK

  • Access to the broad Java ecosystem and its wealth of open source libraries and frameworks

  • Access to JVM features such as concurrency support and optimization

• Supporting Functional and Object-oriented Paradigms

• Statically Typed

• Concise Syntax

• Documentation

• Maturity