I think the strong inclination of scala toward FP is its main feature. It differentiate itself in a world dominated by OO languages. Also leaning toward FP is

I think the strong inclination of scala toward FP is its main feature. It differentiate itself in a world dominated by OO languages. Also leaning toward FP is not theoretical zealotery, FP really helps to create more robust software (no null, better error handling, better concurrency).