Interesting! Not only did they invest in them, they did so explicitly because of Scala. Still, I suspect they'd have had a much harder pitch without Java compat

Interesting! Not only did they invest in them, they did so explicitly because of Scala. Still, I suspect they'd have had a much harder pitch without Java compatibility; a quick review of their materials seems to suggest that bringing existing technology to a Java environment, rather than developing new technology, is Typesafe's business.