Overview Of Scala Programming Language- How To Install Scala ?

SCALA (Scalable Language)  is a modern programming language created by Martin Odersky , influenced by Java, Ruby, Smalltalk and others.

Scala smoothly and effortlessly integrates object-oriented and functional programming .It supports Java-like superior coding style and simultaneously supports a functional style.

Combining the strengths of the Functional and Imperative programming models, Scala is a great tool for building highly concurrent applications without surrendering the advantages of an OO methodology. 

Features of Scala Programming Language

• Scala code runs on the JVM and allows you to use the affluence of Java libraries that have been developed over the years.
• Features in object oriented programming (OOP) language such as Classes and inheritance are fully supported in Scala. Some other features in Scala are traits, objects and case classes.
• Every variable here is an object (Variable definitions start with var ) and every �operator� is a method. It�s also has functional programming (FP) language, so you can pass functions (Function definitions start with def.) around as variables.
• Scala has advanced language features and rich Java integration.You can write your Scala code using OOP, FP, or both.  
• Scala has expressive syntax and static typing

Installing Scala Software

For Installing Scala On Unix systems download the software from the Scala download page to a directory on your computer like $HOME/scala, and then add these lines to your $HOME/.bash_profile file.

export SCALA_HOME=/Users/Al/scala

PATH=$PATH:/Users/Al/scala/bin

To Install Scala in Microsoft Windows you can follow equivalent process. Check the Scala download page for more information.

Books to Read on Scala

1.          Programming in Scala: A comprehensive Step-by-Step Scala Programming Guide by MartinOdersky, Lex Spoon, Bill Venners
2.          Scala for the Impatient by Cay Hortsmann
3.          Scala in Depth by Joshua D Suereth
4.          Introduction to the Art of Programming Using Scala by Mark Lewis
5.          Atomic Scala by Eckel and Marsh
6.          Functional Programming in Scala by Paul Chiusano and R�nar Bjarnason

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