Wrapping Up Scala
We’ve covered Scala more exhaustively than the other languages so far because Scala strongly supports two programming paradigms. The object-oriented features firmly position Scala as a Java alternative. Unlike Ruby and Io, Scala has a static typing strategy. Syntactically, Scala borrows many elements from Java, including curly braces and constructor usage.
Scala also offers strong support for functional concepts and immutable variables. The language has a strong focus on concurrency and XML, fitting a wide variety of enterprise applications currently implemented in the Java language.
Scala’s functional capabilities go beyond what I’ve covered in this chapter. I haven’t covered constructs such as currying, full closures, ...
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