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1 1  === What is Scala? ===
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3 -Scala is a language for concurrent computing.
4 -In the day and age of multi-core processors, concurrent computing can't be ignored.
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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6 -Many of Scala's features have been designed with concurrency in mind.
7 -Some of these may not be unfamiliar to Objective-C or WebObjects developers.
7 +Many of its features and paradigms favor multi-threading and concurrency.
8 +It could be said that Scala was designed from the ground up for concurrency.
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9 -Here's a quick summary:
10 +Some of these features may not be unfamiliar to Objective-C or WebObjects developers. Here's a summary:
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11 11  |= |= Objective-C |= Java |= Scala
12 12  |= Mutable/Immuable Datatypes | Collections //e.g: NSArray/NSMutableArray// | No | Yes
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27 27  === Why Use Scala? ===
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30 +With Web 2.0, building concurrent WebObjects applications is a must.
29 29  Developing and maintaining a concurrent or multi-threaded WebObjects application can be challenging.
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31 31  The lack of static variables means that Scala is inherently thread-safe.
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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 -(e.g: for problems that would typically require threads).
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37 37  === Can WebObjects be Programmed In Scala? ===
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