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1 1  === What is Scala? ===
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3 +Scala is a modern language not unlike Groovy.
4 +It is said to be more powerful and faster than Groovy or Ruby.
5 +This's been the reason for its adoption at sites like Twitter.
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3 3  Scala is a language for concurrent computing.
4 4  In the day and age of multi-core processors, concurrent computing can't be ignored.
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6 -So many of Scala's features have been designed with concurrency in mind.
10 +Many of Scala's features have been designed with concurrency in mind.
7 7  Some of these may not be unfamiliar to Objective-C or WebObjects developers.
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9 9  Here's a quick summary:
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32 32  It has concurrency that is effectively built-in to the language in the form of Actors.
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34 34  So for WebObjects developers, Scala offers itself as a powerful, safe and easy-to-use solution for concurrent applications.
35 -(In other words, Scala can be used for problems that would normally have required threads).
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37 37  === Can WebObjects be Programmed In Scala? ===
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