One of the few languages that are designed to grow with the user, Scala has been making huge splashes in the world of programming. The term ‘Scala’ is a portmanteau for ‘scalable’ and ‘language’ and the language is known for its ability to combine object-oriented programming and functional programming. Here are a few tidbits about Scala and why it is currently one of the trending languages on the market. Let’s see how it ranks up to another popular programming language, Java.