I think the trick to using Scala is to read the high level/key features of the language (case classes/pattern matching/using Option/Some/None, type aliases etc)

I think the trick to using Scala is to read the high level/key features of the language (case classes/pattern matching/using Option/Some/None, type aliases etc) and basically stick to them. A good yardstick for what are those features is the Scala Book[0]. This is what I read before I started to actually code in Scala. That coupled with side-effect free functional style (as much possible without overstretching) uses the power of Scala and keeps the code concise and readable. That is how I use it and find it very pleasurable to write in Scala compared to Java. [0]: https://docs.scala-lang.org/overviews/scala-book/introduction.html https://docs.scala-lang.org/overviews/scala-book/introductio...