For instance you can get real concurrency. Example: using a Scala framework called Akka, you can easily set up local map-reduces tasks, which trivially speeds u

For instance you can get real concurrency. Example: using a Scala framework called Akka, you can easily set up local map-reduces tasks, which trivially speeds up computation: http://metaphysicaldeveloper.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/high-level-concurrency-with-jruby-and-akka-actors/ http://metaphysicaldeveloper.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/high-l...