If a programming language is particularly different ... trying out and adapting examples. If I’m still interested in Scala after that, I can invest more at that time. Do I still have ...

Even though a lot of scala proponents argue that the language is simple due to having less keywords, this is somewhat misleading, as its the combination of varying programming paradigms which ...

Scala, a statically typed language running atop the Java Virtual ... In a blog post this past spring, Burns touted Scala’s programming characteristics: “Scala can be thought of as a better ...

Scala is a powerful programming language for the Java virtual machine (JVM). It can give you higher quality and more concise code. Moreover, it offers a safe road to high-performance, scalable ...

For more, take a look at Programming in Scala by the language’s designer, Martin Odersky. See ED Online 18173 at www.electronicdesign.com for my review of the book. Meanwhile, Scala isn’t the ...

Scala is not among the most popular programming languages but soon this could change. With a EUR 2.3 million grant from the European Research Council (ERC), the Scala team will double their ...

Well, it was the desire to combine the object-oriented nature of Java with a functional programming model as well, which is essentially what Scala delivers: a fully object oriented language that can ...

Developers of the open source Scala programming language have been given a grant to work the language into a programming model designed to support parallel processing. The European Research Grant ...