Scala

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functional programming language high-level programming language object-oriented programming language programming language statically typed programming language

Scala is a high-level, statically typed programming language that unifies object-oriented and functional programming paradigms and runs on the Java Virtual Machine.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Scala canonical	99
Scala programming language	5
Scala API	2
Scala (programming language)	1
Scala compiler	1
Scala language specification	1
Scala standard library	1
Scala type system	1
Snowpark for Scala	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T575074 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Scala
Context triple: [Java, influenced, Scala]

A. Kotlin
Kotlin is a modern, statically typed programming language developed by JetBrains that runs on the JVM and is widely used for building Android applications.
B. F#
F# is a functional-first, multi-paradigm programming language for the .NET platform, known for its strong type system and concise, expressive syntax.
C. Java
Java is a large, densely populated island in Indonesia that has long served as the country’s political and economic center.
D. Java
Java is a widely used, object-oriented programming language known for its platform independence and extensive use in enterprise, web, and mobile application development.
E. Julia
Julia is a high-level, high-performance programming language designed for numerical computing, data science, and scientific research, combining the ease of dynamic languages with the speed of compiled languages.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Scala
Target entity description: Scala is a high-level, statically typed programming language that unifies object-oriented and functional programming paradigms and runs on the Java Virtual Machine.

A. Kotlin
Kotlin is a modern, statically typed programming language developed by JetBrains that runs on the JVM and is widely used for building Android applications.
B. F#
F# is a functional-first, multi-paradigm programming language for the .NET platform, known for its strong type system and concise, expressive syntax.
C. Java
Java is a large, densely populated island in Indonesia that has long served as the country’s political and economic center.
D. Java
Java is a widely used, object-oriented programming language known for its platform independence and extensive use in enterprise, web, and mobile application development.
E. Julia
Julia is a high-level, high-performance programming language designed for numerical computing, data science, and scientific research, combining the ease of dynamic languages with the speed of compiled languages.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	functional programming language ⓘ high-level programming language ⓘ object-oriented programming language ⓘ programming language ⓘ statically typed programming language ⓘ
designedBy	Martin Odersky ⓘ
developer	EPFL ⓘ linked to: École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne Scala Center ⓘ
ecosystem	Akka ⓘ Apache Spark ⓘ Play Framework ⓘ SBT ⓘ ScalaTest ⓘ
fileExtension	.scala ⓘ
firstAppeared	2004 ⓘ
hasFeature	algebraic data types ⓘ extension methods ⓘ for-comprehensions ⓘ implicit conversions ⓘ implicit parameters ⓘ lazy evaluation constructs ⓘ type classes ⓘ unified object and function types ⓘ
hasImplementation	Dotty ⓘ Scala 2 compiler ⓘ Scala 3 compiler ⓘ
influenced	F# ⓘ Kotlin ⓘ Swift ⓘ
influencedBy	Eiffel ⓘ Haskell ⓘ Java ⓘ OCaml ⓘ Pizza programming language ⓘ
interoperatesWith	Java ⓘ
latestMajorVersion	3 ⓘ
license	Apache License 2.0 ⓘ
paradigm	concurrent ⓘ functional ⓘ imperative ⓘ object-oriented ⓘ
platform	.NET Framework ⓘ Java Virtual Machine ⓘ linked to: Java Platform, Standard Edition
previousMajorVersion	2 ⓘ
runsOn	Java Virtual Machine ⓘ linked to: Java Virtual Machine Specification
supports	actors ⓘ case classes ⓘ concurrency ⓘ functional programming ⓘ generics ⓘ higher-order functions ⓘ immutable collections ⓘ object-oriented programming ⓘ pattern matching ⓘ traits ⓘ type inference ⓘ
targetPlatform	Java bytecode ⓘ
typingDiscipline	static typing ⓘ strong typing ⓘ type inference ⓘ
usedFor	backend development ⓘ big data processing ⓘ concurrent systems ⓘ data engineering ⓘ distributed computing ⓘ web applications ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (112)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Java → influenced → Scala ⓘ

Kotlin → influencedBy → Scala ⓘ

Codex → supportsLanguage → Scala ⓘ

F# → influencedBy → Scala ⓘ

Eclipse → supportsLanguage → Scala ⓘ

Azure Synapse Analytics → supports → Scala ⓘ

Hadoop → supportsProgrammingLanguage → Scala ⓘ

Smalltalk → influenced → Scala ⓘ

Spacemacs → supportsProgrammingLanguage → Scala ⓘ

HotSpot JVM → supportsLanguage → Scala ⓘ

NetBeans IDE → supportsLanguage → Scala ⓘ

Apache Maven → supportsLanguage → Scala ⓘ

subject linked to: Maven

Gradle → supportsLanguage → Scala ⓘ

IntelliJ IDEA → supportsLanguage → Scala ⓘ

Eclipse IDE → supportsLanguage → Scala ⓘ

James Gosling → influenced → Scala programming language ⓘ

linked to: Scala

Jupyter Notebook → supportsLanguage → Scala ⓘ

AWS Glue → programmingModel → Scala ⓘ

Java (via Snowpark) → relatedTo → Snowpark for Scala ⓘ

linked to: Scala

Snowpark → supportsLanguage → Scala ⓘ

Haskell → influenced → Scala ⓘ

Google Cloud Dataproc → supportsLanguage → Scala ⓘ

ML → influenced → Scala ⓘ

Hack → influencedBy → Scala ⓘ

Apache Spark → programmingLanguage → Scala ⓘ

Apache Spark → supportsLanguageAPI → Scala API ⓘ

linked to: Scala

Apache Spark → writtenIn → Scala ⓘ

Apache Storm → supportsLanguage → Scala ⓘ

Apache Mahout → programmingLanguage → Scala ⓘ

Apache Mahout → writtenIn → Scala ⓘ

Apache Flink → programmingLanguage → Scala ⓘ

Apache Flink → supportsLanguage → Scala ⓘ

MXNet → programmingLanguage → Scala ⓘ

MXNet → supportsLanguageBinding → Scala ⓘ

Isabelle → programmingLanguage → Scala ⓘ

subject linked to: Isabelle proof assistant

GitHub Actions → supportsLanguage → Scala ⓘ

Heroku → supportsProgrammingLanguage → Scala ⓘ

Databricks → supportsLanguage → Scala ⓘ

Philip Wadler → influenced → Scala type system ⓘ

linked to: Scala

Martin Odersky → knownFor → Scala programming language ⓘ

linked to: Scala

Martin Odersky → developed → Scala programming language ⓘ

linked to: Scala

Martin Odersky → designed → Scala programming language ⓘ

linked to: Scala

Martin Odersky → notableWork → Scala language specification ⓘ

linked to: Scala

Martin Odersky → languageCreated → Scala ⓘ

Scala Center → focusesOn → Scala programming language ⓘ

linked to: Scala

Scala Center → associatedLanguage → Scala ⓘ

Scala Center → supportsProject → Scala compiler ⓘ

linked to: Scala

Scala Center → supportsProject → Scala standard library ⓘ

linked to: Scala

Pizza (programming language) → influenced → Scala (programming language) ⓘ

subject linked to: Pizza programming language

linked to: Scala

Akka → programmingLanguage → Scala ⓘ

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