"Not Knowing Scala Will Make You Less Productive", is the more appropriate title. Scala is not, in my experience, a hit the ground running type language. You h

"Not Knowing Scala Will Make You Less Productive", is the more appropriate title. Scala is not, in my experience, a hit the ground running type language. You have to learn the ropes, discover the various gotchas (of which there are many), etc. before you begin to blow away your former self in terms of productivity.