"When you don't create things, you become defined by your own tastes rather than ability, your tastes only narrow and exclude people. So create."
- Why the Lucky Stiff
Scala is easy to get into but too deep to get a grip on. As the name suggests, Scala means A Scalable Language, a programming language that grows with your programming abilities. This chapter introduces you to this very popular language.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Introduction to Scala
- Scala advantages
- Working with Scala
- Running our first program
