I have found it both interesting and rewarding to learn a new programming language or major framework on a roughly yearly basis. If forced to self-identify with any single programming language, it ...

Scala, a statically typed language running atop the Java Virtual Machine, is emerging as a development option for building Google Android applications. While developers already are aware of Java ...

Scala is an expressive, versatile, and safe programming language. In this course, you will learn how to get the most out of Scala to solve common programming tasks such as modeling business ...

A recent developer survey from Stack Overflow (Stack Exchange Inc.) shows that only 4 percent of professional programmers use the scalable language Scala in their projects. That’s a far cry from ...

The language to learn, if you want to get a good job, is a language that people don’t learn merely to get a job. There is plenty of evidence that developer interest in Scala is on the rise.

Are deadlines looming? Adopting a new software development language like Scala requires a very different way of thinking about programming. There is going to be a three to six month learning period ...

For more, take a look at Programming in Scala by the language’s designer, Martin Odersky. See ED Online 18173 at www.electronicdesign.com for my review of the book.

The Scala programming language, which runs on the Java Virtual Machine, has made some inroads into enterprise deployments, but improvements in areas such as tooling will help take it even further ...

Checkmarx, a provider of application security testing, announced open beta support of the Scala programming language. The new capability adds the ability to analyse and remediate security risks and ...