Why Scala?
Like most functional languages, Scala provides developers and scientists with a toolbox to implement iterative computations that can be easily woven into a coherent dataflow. To some extent, Scala can be regarded as an extension of the popular map-reduce model for distributed computation of large amounts of data.
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Disclaimer
This section does not constitute a formal introduction or description of the features of Scala. It merely mentions some of its features that are valuable to machine learning practitioners. Experienced Scala developers may skip to the next section.
Among the capabilities of the language, the following features are deemed essential in machine learning and statistical analysis.
Scala as a functional language
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