Scala is an expressive, versatile, and safe programming language. In this course, you will learn how to get the most out of Scala to solve common programming tasks such as modeling business ...

I have found it both interesting and rewarding to learn a new programming language or major framework on a roughly yearly basis. If forced to self-identify with any single programming language, it ...

Scala is also a functional programming language with both higher order functions and first-class functions. Immutability rules are relaxed in Scala, which eases multithreaded processes. Scala also ...

In a blog post this past spring, Burns touted Scala’s programming characteristics: “Scala can be thought of as a better Java. To start with, you don’t need as many semicolons.

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.

An ambitious new skills report drawing on salary information from more than 2 million workers reveals that learning the programming languages Scala and Go are excellent career moves for software ...