Neal Gafter, another influential Java stalwart, has been a fan of Scala for quite a while: "Will Scala be the next great language? Only time will tell. Martin

Neal Gafter, another influential Java stalwart, has been a fan of Scala for quite a while: "Will Scala be the next great language? Only time will tell. Martin Odersky and his team certainly have the taste and skill for the job. One thing is sure: Scala sets a new standard against which future languages will be measured."