Scala is a general-purpose programming language that combines object-oriented and functional programming paradigms. It was designed to be highly expressive, concise, and scalable. Scala runs on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and can seamlessly interoperate with Java code.
Scala syntax is similar to Java, but with additional features that make the code more concise and expressive. Some key syntax features of Scala include:
Scala developers typically use the following tools in their development workflow: