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by dragonwriter 4653 days ago
> Scala looking much like Java is a deception but also an necessity for compatibility which Java libs.

The fact that Scala can look a lot like Java is more for compatibility with Java devs; the code could look a lot different (and idiomatic Scala does) and still be compatible with Scala libs, but supporting code that is familiar to Java devs eases the learning process and encourages adoption.