Re: The Scala Programming Language

very cool.  i'll be waiting for the .net build though.

dvanhorn wrote:

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [TYPES] ANNOUNCEMENT: The Scala Programming Language
> Date: 20 Jan 2004 17:13:59 +0100
> From: Martin Odersky <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> [The Types Forum, http://lists.seas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/types-list]
> 
> 
> We'd like to announce availability of the first implementation of the
> Scala programming language.  Scala smoothly integrates object-oriented
> and functional programming. It is designed to express common
> programming patterns in a concise, elegant, and type-safe way.  Scala
> introduces several innovative language constructs. For instance:
> 
> - Abstract types and mixin composition unify ideas from object and
>   module systems.
> 
> - Pattern matching over class hierarchies unifies functional and
>   object-oriented data access. It greatly simplifies the processing of
>   XML trees.
> 
> - A flexible syntax and type system enables the construction of
>   advanced libraries and new domain specific languages.
> 
> At the same time, Scala is compatible with Java.  Java libraries and
> frameworks can be used without glue code or additional declarations.
> 
> The current implementation of Scala runs on Java VM. It requires JDK
> 1.4 and can run on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Solaris, and most other
> operating systems. A .net version of Scala is currently under
> development.
> 
> For further information and downloads, please visit:
> 
>     scala.epfl.ch
> 
> 
> ======================================================================
> Martin Odersky and the Scala team,
> Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL).
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