diff -r b6cb302633eb -r 40424bbe109e slides/slides01.tex
--- a/slides/slides01.tex	Thu Nov 10 10:40:05 2016 +0000
+++ b/slides/slides01.tex	Thu Nov 10 11:41:50 2016 +0000
@@ -79,9 +79,13 @@
 \frametitle{Why Scala?}
 
 \begin{itemize}
-\item compiles to the JVM\\ (also JavaScript, native X86 in the works)\medskip
+\item compiles to the JVM\\
+  \textcolor{gray}{(also JavaScript, native X86 in the works)}\medskip
 \item integrates seamlessly with Java\medskip
 \item combines \underline{\bf functional} and {\bf object-oriented} programming\bigskip
+\item it is a bit on the ``mathematical'' side\\
+  \textcolor{gray}{(no pointers, no \texttt{null})}
+  
 \item often one can write very concise and elegant code
 \end{itemize}\bigskip\medskip