What is Scala

Scala (/ˈskɑːlɑː/) is a functional, strongly typed, general-purpose programming language.

Features#

• Objective-oriented Programming (OOP)
• Functional Programming
• Type inference
• Pattern matching
• Lazy evaluation

Platforms#

• Java virtual machine (JVM)
• JavaScript (Scala.js)
• LLVM (Scala Native) (experimental)

License#

Apache 2.0

Example#

A "hello wolrd" in Scala.

object HelloWorld extends App {
   println("Hello, World!")
}

Links#

Scala website