If we use Scala Language to develop our applications, we can get the following benefits or advantages and drawbacks: Advantages of Scala Language:-
- Simple and Concise Code
- Very Expressive Code
- More Readable Code
- 100% Type-Safe Language
- Immutability and No Side-Effects
- More Reusable Code
- More Modularity
- Do More With Less Code
- Very Flexible Syntax
- Supports all OOP Features
- Supports all FP Features. Highly Functional.
- Less Error Prone Code
- Better Parallel and Concurrency Programming
- Highly Scalable and Maintainable code
- Highly Productivity
- Distributed Applications
- Full Java Interoperability
- Powerful Scala DSLs available
- REPL to learn Scala Basics
Drawbacks of Scala Language:-
- Less Readable Code
- Bit tough to Understand the Code for beginners
- Complex Syntax to learn
- Less Backward Compatibility
NOTE:- We can write Scala Code either more readable or less readable way.
