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Scala is a general-purpose programming language designed to express common programming patterns in an elegant, concise and type-safe way. Scala is an object-functional programming language and provides support for both object-oriented and functional programming. It runs on the Java Virtual Machine and is designed to be a better alternative to Java. Scala combines the features of functional and object-oriented programming paradigms, allowing developers to write code in a concise and expressive manner. It provides features such as higher-order functions, type inference, pattern matching, and immutable data structures. It also supports extensibility through the use of traits, additional type-safe abstractions, and generic programming. Scala is well-suited for building distributed applications, web services, and mobile applications. It also provides a platform for creating complex data processing pipelines, including stream processing and machine learning applications. The language is open-source and actively maintained by the Scala community. It is used by companies such as Twitter, LinkedIn, and Netflix.

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