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The Scala 2.8 Preview document is now available. It summarises the planned changes for Scala 2.8. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

The plans include: a redesign of the collection libraries, named and default arguments, package objects, improved Swing support, support for continuations, type specialization, a reworking of the REPL, dropping of most operations deprecated in earlier versions, dropping of support for the 1.4 version of the JVM, and other changes.

Scala 2.7.4 final has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes bug fixes.

Scala 2.7.4 RC1 has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes bug fixes.

The Scala Baltimore Extended Area Software Techies group has been announced.

The Vancouver Area Scala Enthusiasts group has been announced.

The New York Scala Enthusiasts meetup has been announced. The first meeting is planned for February 23, 2009.

The Italian Scala User Group has been announced.

The Cracow Area Scala Enthusiasts group has been announced.

Scala 2.7.3 final has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes: optimization improvements and fixes, improved JVM 1.4 support, scaladoc fixes, ScalaSwing fixes and improvements, bug fixes, and other changes.

Scala 2.7.3 RC2 has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release candidate includes: improved optimizations, memory leak fixes, bug fixes, improved JVM 1.4 support, and other changes.

Scala 2.7.3 RC1 has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes: ScalaSwing fixes and improvements, performance improvements, improved JVM 1.4 support, bug fixes, and other changes.

Scala 2.7.2 final has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes: the generation of generic signatures allowing for Scala generics to be visible to Java, support for mixed Java and Scala projects, the ScalaSwing library, new implementations of collection classes, and other changes.

Scala 2.7.2 RC6 has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release candidate includes fixes.

Scala 2.7.2 RC5 has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release candidate includes bug fixes.

Scala 2.7.2 RC4 has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release candidate includes bug fixes.

Scala 2.7.2 RC3 has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release candidate includes bug fixes.

Scala 2.7.2 RC2 has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

Scala 2.7.2 RC1 has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes: compiler support for the generation of generic signatures, support for combined Java/Scala projects, the first version of the ScalaSwing library, and new implementations of some collection classes.

The Scala Language Center website has been announced. It contains articles, documentation and other information relating to Scala. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

It has been announced that the next London Scala Users Group meeting will be held on May 21, 2008.

Scala 2.7.1 has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes: the addition of scala.Either to the standard library, the removal of the contractiveness requirement for implicit methods, 'requires' and 'ensuring' methods of Predef.scala, bug fixes, and other changes.

Scala 2.7.1 RC2 has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes: the addition of scala.Either to the standard library, bug fixes, and other changes.

Scala 2.7.1 RC1 has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes: the removal of the contractiveness requirement for implicit methods, regular expression parsers, the addition of 'requires' and 'ensuring' methods to Predef.scala, bug fixes, and other changes.

It has been announced that the next meeting of the London Scala Users Group will be held on March 12, 2008.

Scala 2.7.0-final has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes bug fixes.