# What Is The Difference Between Java Vs Scala - Ultimate Guide! **URL:** \ **Category:** Tutorials & Methods\ **Tags:** programming, tips-tricks\ **Created:** [September 12, 2019, 9:43pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/what-is-the-difference-between-java-vs-scala-ultimate-guide/56906 "2019-09-12T21:43:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
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## What is Java? Java is a multi-platform, object-oriented, network-centric, programming language developed by Sun Microsystems. Java is a programming language and a computing platform for application development. It was first released by Sun Microsystem in 1995 and later acquired by Oracle Corporation In this tutorial, you will learn: - What is Java? - What is Scala? - Features of Java - Features of Scala - Java vs. Scala - Advantage of using Scala - Advantages of Java - Disadvantages of Java - Disadvantages of Scala ## What is Scala? Scala is a statically typed programming language which incorporates functional and object-oriented programming. It primarily targets the JVM (Java Virtual Machine) platform but can also be used to write software for multiple platforms. It includes native platforms using Scala-Native and JavaScript runtimes through Scala. ## Features of Java Here are the important features of Java. - Write code once and run it on almost any computer platform - It is designed for building object-oriented applications. - Very Robust and Highly Secure - It is a multithreaded language with automatic memory management - Facilitates distributed computing as its network centric ## Features of Scala Here are important features of scala: - Object-oriented but Scala is also a functional language. - It is concise, powerful language and can quickly grow according to the demand of its users. - Allows you to execute Java code - Scala is statically typed ## Java vs. Scala Here are the main difference between Java and Scala. ![1](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/c/a/caa6f8bf98ad33da654e52885055bce8b4ef8893.png) | **Parameter** | **Scala** | **Java** | | --- | --- | --- | | Compactness | More compact and concise | Comparatively larger chunks of code | | Designed for | It is designed and developed to be both object and functional oriented language. It supports a wide variety of functional programming features such as concurrency and Immutability. | Originally developed as an object-oriented language and started supporting functional programming features in recent days. It is not as strong as a functional programming language. | | Concurrency model | Uses actor model for supporting modern concurrency | It uses the conventional thread-based model for concurrency. | | Supported frameworks | Supports frameworks – Play, Lift | Supports Spring, Grails, much more | | Lazy evaluation support | Supports lazy evaluation | Does not support lazy evaluation | | Static members | No static members | Contains static members | | Operator overloading | Supports operator overloading | Does not support operator overloading | | Compilation process | Compilation of source code is comparatively slow | Compilation of source code is faster than Scala | | Interfaces | Traits – act like Java 8 interfaces | Java 8 interfaces try to bridge the gap between classes and interfaces | | URL rewriting | Rewriting is needed | Rewriting is not required | | Bug-free codes | No assurance about the bug-free codes | Complete assurance of lesser defects | | Support for backward compatibility | Scala does not support backward compatibility | Java supports backward compatibility | | Support for Multiple inheritances | Supports multiple inheritances using classes but not by abstract classes | Does not support multiple inheritances using classes, but by interfaces | | Code style | Code is written in a compact form. | Code is written in long-form. | | Static keyword | Scala does not contain the static keyword. | Java contains the static keyword. | | Treats | Any method or function present in Scala is they are treated like they are variable. | Java treats functions as an object. | | Type of variables | Scala variables are by default immutable type. | Java variables are by default mutable type. | | Object orientation | Scala treats everything as an instance of the class and it is more object-oriented language as compare to Java. | Java does not support operator overloading. | | Calling method | In Scala, all the operations on entities performed using method calls. | Operators are treated differently and is not done using the call method. | | Readability | Scala is less readable because of its nested code. | Java is more readable. | | Compiling process | Compiling the process of source code into byte code is very slow. | Compiling the process of source code into byte code is fast. | ## Advantages of Java Here, are pros/benefits of using Java- - Detailed documentation is available. - A large pool of skilled developers available - Allows you to form standard programs and reusable code. - It is a multi-threaded environment which allows you to perform many tasks at the same time in a program. - Excellent performance - Huge array of 3rd party libraries - Easy to navigate libraries ## Advantage of using Scala Here are pros/benefits of learning Scala: - Scala is easy to learn for object-oriented programmers, (Java developers). It is becoming one of the popular languages in recent years. - Scala offers first-class functions for users - Scala can be executed on JVM, thus paving the way for the interoperability with other languages. - It is designed for applications that are concurrent, distributed, resilient, and message driven. It is one of the most demanding languages of this decade. - It is concise, powerful language and can quickly grow according to the demand of its users. - It is object-oriented and has a lot of functional programming features providing a lot of flexibility to the developers to code in a way they want. - Scala offers many Duck Types - It has less boilerplate if you are coming from Java - The frameworks Lift and Play written in Scala are in the growth curve. ## Disadvantages of Java Here, are cons/drawback of using Java- - JIT compiler makes the program comparatively slow. - Java has high memory and processing requirements. Therefore, hardware cost increases. - No support for low-level programming constructs like pointers. - You don’t have any control over garbage collection as Java does not provide functions like delete(), free(). ## Disadvantages of Scala Here, are few cons/disadvantages of scala: - Scala offers very limited community presence. - It is not the easily adaptable language. - Offers very limited backward compatibility #### Summary: - Java is a programming language developed by Sun Microsystems - Scala is a statically typed programming language which incorporates functional and object-oriented programming. - Java is a multi-platform, object-oriented, network-centric, programming language - Scala is a functional language which allows you to execute Java code - Scala is more compact and concise whereas Java has larger chunks of code - The biggest advantage of Java is that its detailed documentation is available. - The biggest advantage of Scala is that it offers first-class functions for users. - The biggest drawback of Java is that it doesn’t offer low-level programming constructs like pointers. - The drawback of Scala is that it has very limited community presence. ## ENJOY & HAPPY LEARNING SOMETHING BASIC! 👍 ---
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