#94: Scala: language with academic background and huge industry adoption Around IT in 256 seconds

Scala is a programming language running on the Java Virtual Machine.
It’s statically typed, and you can use it both as functional and
object-oriented language. Even at the same time. The functional side of
Scala supports higher-order (and higher-kinded) types. For those of you
know what it means. On the other hand, object-relational features of
Scala are equally strong. Including powerful trait composition, that you
can somewhat compare to multiple inheritance. Combine than with great
Java interoperability and no wonder why Scala became a go to language
for many ex-Java developers.

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