Why Scala should be your next language (after Javascript)
What is Scala?
- Modern
- General purpose
- High Level
- Object-functional
- Compiles to Java bytecode
- Authored by Martin Odersky
Who uses Scala?
Why is Scala awesome?
Standard library
Static Typing
- Easier Debugging
- Safer Refactoring
- Better Performance
Everything is an expression
Everything is an object + infix notation*
= Scalable Language
* plus a bunch of other stuff
When to use Javascript
- Prototyping
- Thin API layer
- Web servers
- Microservices
Node is a one-trick pony, it just happens to be a really useful trick.
When to use Scala
- Concurrent Computing
- CPU intensive tasks
- Tasks where number precision is critical
- Monolithic Apps
- Scientific computing