DOCUMENTATION DOWNLOAD COMMUNITY LIBRARIES CONTRIBUTE BLOGThe Scala Programming LanguageScala combines object-oriented and functional programming in one concise, high-level language. Scala's static types help avoid bugs in complex applications, and its JVM and JavaScript runtimes let you build high-performance systems with easy access to huge ecosystems of libraries.Scala (/ˈskɑːlɑː/ SKAH-lah) 7] is a general-purpose programming language providing support for functional programming and a strong static type system. Designed to be concise, 8] many of Scala's design decisions aimed to address criticisms of Java. 6]Scala source code is intended to be compiled to Java bytecode, so that the resulting executable code runs on a Java virtual machine. Scala provides language interoperability with Java, so that libraries written in either language may be referenced directly in Scala or Java code. 9] Like Java, Scala is object-oriented, and uses a curly-brace syntax reminiscent of the C programming language. Unlike Java, Scala has many features of functional programming languages like Scheme, Standard ML and Haskell, including currying, type inference, immutability, lazy evaluation, and pattern matching. It also has an advanced type system supporting algebraic data types, covariance and contravariance, higher-order types (but not higher-rank types), and anonymous types. Other features of Scala not present in Java include operator overloading, optional parameters, named parameters, and raw strings. Conversely, a feature of Java not in Scala is checked exceptions, which has proved controversial. 10]The name Scala is a portmanteau of scalable and language, signifying that it is designed to grow with the demands of its users. 11
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