16 Scala programs can run under MacOSX, Linux and |
16 Scala programs can run under MacOSX, Linux and |
17 Windows.\footnote{There are also experimental backends for |
17 Windows.\footnote{There are also experimental backends for |
18 Android and JavaScript.} Unlike Java, however, Scala often |
18 Android and JavaScript.} Unlike Java, however, Scala often |
19 allows programmers to write very concise and elegant code. |
19 allows programmers to write very concise and elegant code. |
20 Some therefore say Scala is the much better Java. A number of |
20 Some therefore say Scala is the much better Java. A number of |
21 companies, The Guardian, Twitter, Coursera, LinkedIn to name a |
21 companies, The Guardian, Twitter, Coursera, FourSquare, |
22 few, either use Scala exclusively in production code, or at |
22 LinkedIn to name a few, either use Scala exclusively in |
23 least to some substantial degree. If you want to try out Scala |
23 production code, or at least to some substantial degree. If |
24 yourself, the Scala compiler can be downloaded from |
24 you want to try out Scala yourself, the Scala compiler can be |
|
25 downloaded from |
25 |
26 |
26 \begin{quote} |
27 \begin{quote} |
27 \url{http://www.scala-lang.org} |
28 \url{http://www.scala-lang.org} |
28 \end{quote} |
29 \end{quote} |
29 |
30 |