They've also significantly simplified the collections classes, removing quite a bit of abstraction. That was always one of the things that struck me as most lud

They've also significantly simplified the collections classes, removing quite a bit of abstraction. That was always one of the things that struck me as most ludicrous about Scala, so i was pleasantly surprised by that. Indeed, i've been impressed by the Scala team's recent willingness to remove complex features generally. I didn't see that coming.