RE: Scala newbie.

> I think that's overly pessimistic.  You might need to learn
> the Java ecosystem, but not really that much of the language.

Thanks Ricky, maybe you're right, but I'm sceptic.

So @rneto167: Perhaps you simply try without Java and
give us some feedback at how it works?
(Would be an interesting research).

Your questions here would give a hint about what a
non-Javaist would really need to know.