For whatever it's worth, that scalac fork hasn't been updated in over 5 months. From personal experience, it helps to know the Java ecosystem and the basic dat

For whatever it's worth, that scalac fork hasn't been updated in over 5 months. From personal experience, it helps to know the Java ecosystem and the basic data structures but it won't hurt you too much if you don't. Read 'Programming in Scala' and you'll pick up on all the missing pieces pretty quickly.