The verdict that idiomatic Scala is unreadable is questionable. One could say the same about most any language, save Python. I wouldn't let this piece color yo

The verdict that idiomatic Scala is unreadable is questionable. One could say the same about most any language, save Python. I wouldn't let this piece color your perceptions of Scala. It's evolved a ton since early 2008, and it's too deep a language to fully appreciate in a few hours of experimenting.