For the general case I'd argue that Scala's syntax is far easier to sort out for anyone coming from C-based langs. However, yes, for complex type hierarchies,

For the general case I'd argue that Scala's syntax is far easier to sort out for anyone coming from C-based langs. However, yes, for complex type hierarchies, heavily curried functions, and other higher level approaches, Haskell obviously wins, equivalent Scala code is a mess in comparison. Odersky recently tweeted an EPFL paper addressing simplification of the type system (that got Scala FP devotees up in arms); i.e. in the not too distant future we may have fewer ways to do the same-ish thing (a good thing, IMO, if the language can be trimmed down, at a minimum that bodes well for current portability issues).