Scala Center (EPFL)

Overview

Research center at EPFL (École Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne) that develops and maintains the Scala programming language. Scala combines OOP and functional programming.

Key Facts

  • Founded: 2014-01-01

  • Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland

  • Status: Research center (EPFL)

  • Created by Martin Odersky in 2004; Scala Center founded in 2014

  • Scala combines object-oriented and functional programming paradigms

  • Runs on JVM (Java Virtual Machine); also supports JavaScript and native

  • Akka (actor model) is the leading Scala framework for distributed systems

  • Used by Twitter, LinkedIn, Netflix, and other large-scale companies

  • Scala 3 (Dotty) is the latest major version with significant improvements

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