Interview with Martin Odersky: The Origins and History of Scala Programming Language
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This article is the first part of an interview series with Martin Odersky, the creator of the Scala programming language. It explores the origins and history of Scala, a general-purpose, object-oriented, functional language designed for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Odersky discusses his background, the motivations behind creating Scala, and the language's development at EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). The interview provides insights into the design philosophy and early development stages of what would become a significant programming language in the JVM ecosystem.
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· 3 pulledScala, a general-purpose, object-oriented, functional language for the JVM, is the brainchild of Martin Odersky, a professor at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).
In the first part of a multi-part interview series, Martin Odersky discusses Scala's history and origins with Artima's Bill Venners.
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