From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) id OAA15729; Thu, 22 Jan 2004 14:54:24 +0100 (MET) Received: from concorde.inria.fr (concorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.39]) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id OAA15457 for ; Thu, 22 Jan 2004 14:54:22 +0100 (MET) Received: from lamppc34.epfl.ch (lamppc34.epfl.ch [128.178.154.43]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id i0MDsLP12074 for ; Thu, 22 Jan 2004 14:54:21 +0100 (MET) Received: from lamppc34.epfl.ch (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by lamppc34.epfl.ch (8.12.8/8.12.5) with ESMTP id i0MDsL9X009558 for ; Thu, 22 Jan 2004 14:54:21 +0100 Received: (from odersky@localhost) by lamppc34.epfl.ch (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) id i0MDsKJ0009554; Thu, 22 Jan 2004 14:54:20 +0100 X-Authentication-Warning: lamppc34.epfl.ch: odersky set sender to martin.odersky@epfl.ch using -f To: caml-list@inria.fr Subject: [Caml-list] [ANN] The Scala programming language From: Martin Odersky Date: 22 Jan 2004 14:54:20 +0100 Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Loop: caml-list@inria.fr X-Spam: no; 0.00; odersky:01 odersky:01 type-safe:01 unifies:01 frameworks:01 glue:01 unify:01 mixin:01 hierarchies:01 swiss:98 concise:01 syntax:02 constructs:02 federal:97 module:03 Sender: owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr Precedence: bulk We'd like to announce availability of the first implementation of the Scala programming language. Scala smoothly integrates object-oriented and functional programming. It is designed to express common programming patterns in a concise, elegant, and type-safe way. Scala introduces several innovative language constructs. For instance: - Abstract types and mixin composition unify ideas from object and module systems. - Pattern matching over class hierarchies unifies functional and object-oriented data access. It greatly simplifies the processing of XML trees. - A flexible syntax and type system enables the construction of advanced libraries and new domain specific languages. At the same time, Scala is compatible with Java. Java libraries and frameworks can be used without glue code or additional declarations. The current implementation of Scala runs on Java VM. It requires JDK 1.4 and can run on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Solaris, and most other operating systems. A .net version of Scala is currently under development. For further information and downloads, please visit: scala.epfl.ch ====================================================================== Martin Odersky and the Scala team, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL). ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners