Scala (programming language)

A functional bridge between Scala objects and relational data

An important application of unique object references is safe and efficient message passing in concurrent object-oriented programming. However, to prevent the ill effects of aliasing, practical systems often severely restrict the shape of messages passed by reference. Moreover, the problematic interplay between destructive reads--often used to implement unique references--and temporary aliasing through ``borrowed'' references is exacerbated in a concurrent setting, increasing the potential for unpredictable run-time errors.

Knockoff is a Markdown parser with a twist. Most Markdown systems just convert Markdown source to HTML. Knockoff converts from Markdown source to an object model ... then, to an XHMTL fragment, generated easily with Scala's excellent XML integration.

Writing correct concurrent, fault-tolerant and scalable applications is too hard. Most of the time it’s because we are using the wrong tools and the wrong level of abstraction.
Akka is an attempt to change that.