[hintingonwhoiam]

Though correct this author makes a key assumption I dispute. "Scala as a better Java" === "people code in the same way in Scala & Java". This assumption leads to the focus on various Libraries and accepted standards.

But, at least to me, "Scala as a better Java" === "Scala with better syntax and less boiler plate but access to Java libraries if you need them".

Java is a brilliant language. But nothing can survive without some assumptions being voided over time. Despite that, many institutions relay on the good parts of Java (which there are many). Scala is a middle ground which has that backwards compat but with fixes to invalidated assumptions (syntax that has gotten clunky over time, lack of functional constructs)