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For those curious about my frequent rhapsodies about Scala, you may want to check out the bible of the subject, which has just been published online for free.
There is, of course, a gotcha: this is the first edition of the book, not the second, so it doesn't talk about the fairly major improvements in the current 2.8 release of the language, much less the soon-to-be-released 2.9. But it's still 95% accurate and covers 90% of the interesting topics, so it's a convenient way to check out all of the ins and outs of the language for free...
There is, of course, a gotcha: this is the first edition of the book, not the second, so it doesn't talk about the fairly major improvements in the current 2.8 release of the language, much less the soon-to-be-released 2.9. But it's still 95% accurate and covers 90% of the interesting topics, so it's a convenient way to check out all of the ins and outs of the language for free...