Language

Scala

General-purpose programming language

2004Appeared

static typing, inference typing, structural typing, strong typingType system

3.10.0Latest version

9Languages it influenced

Facts

Appeared: 2004
Type system: static typing, inference typing, structural typing, strong typing
Latest version: 3.10.0 (October 12, 2026)
Languages it influenced: 9
Kind: multi-paradigm programming language, functional programming language, JVM language, object-based language
Paradigms: concurrent computing, functional programming, imperative programming, object-oriented programming
Designed by: Martin Odersky
Developer: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Martin Odersky
Influenced by: Pizza, Oz, Scheme, OCaml, Smalltalk, Java, Erlang, Haskell, Standard ML, Eiffel, Common Lisp, ML
Implemented in: Scala
File extensions: .sc .scala
Licence: Apache Software License 2.0
Platform: Java virtual machine, JavaScript, native
Influences listed: 12

Language	Appeared	Paradigms	Type system	Languages it influenced
Ceylon	2011	functional programming, imperative programming, multi-paradigm programming, object-oriented programming	static typing, safe typing, strong typing	—
F#	2005	reflective programming, concurrent computing, functional programming, imperative programming, metaprogramming, object-oriented programming	static typing, inference typing, strong typing	4
Fortress	2006	—	static typing	—
Hack	2014	—	dynamic typing, gradual typing, static typing, inference typing, weak typing	—
Kotlin	2011	generic programming, reflective programming, concurrent computing, functional programming, structured programming, imperative programming, declarative programming, object-oriented programming	static typing, inference typing, strong typing	2
Lasso	1995	concurrent computing, procedural programming, structured programming, object-oriented programming	dynamic typing, nominative typing, duck typing	—
Red	2011	functional programming, imperative programming, multi-paradigm programming	—	—
Swift	2014	functional programming, imperative programming, block-structured programming, multi-paradigm programming, declarative programming, object-oriented programming	static typing, inference typing, strong typing	5
Xtend	2011	functional programming, imperative programming, object-oriented programming	static typing, inference typing, strong typing	—

Framework	Kind	Licence
Apache Spark	machine learning framework, free software, Apache Software Foundation project, cloud computing	Apache Software License 2.0, BSD licenses
Lift	web framework	Apache License
Play Framework	web framework	Apache Software License 2.0
Scalatra	web framework, free software	2-clause BSD License

Language	Appeared	Paradigms	Type system	Languages it influenced
Kojo	2010	functional programming, object-oriented programming	strong typing	—
NetLogo	1999	agent-oriented programming, procedural programming	dynamic typing, strong typing	—
Noop	2009	object-oriented programming	—	—