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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.

Scala 2.7.0-RC2 has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes bug fixes.

Scala 2.7.0-RC1 has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes: support for optional XML attributes, a scala.BigDecimal wrapper class, support for generic Java types and type annontations by default, a rewrite of scala.StringBuilder in Scala, documentation updates, and bug fixes.

Scala 2.6.1-final has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes a number of bug fixes.

Scala 2.6.1-RC2 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-Blogs.org has been announced. It is a collection of blog posts pertaining to Scala. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

Scala 2.6.1-RC1 has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes a number of bug fixes.

Scala 2.6.0-final has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes: the addition of a receiving actor to trait actors.OutputChannel, support for port multiplexing in remote actors, support for converting methods with '*'-parameters to function values, support for multidimensional arrays, synchronous message send for remote actors, a '@native' annotation for native methods, new methods for the scala.Array class, a number of bug fixes, and other changes.

Scala 2.6.0-RC3 has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes: a number of bug fixes and other changes.

Scala 2.6.0-RC2 has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes: support for port multiplexing in remote actors, support for converting methods with '*'-parameters to function values, and a number of bug fixes.

Scala 2.6.0-RC1 has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes: support for multidimensional arrays, the integration of the scala.util.parsing.combinator package into the standard library, support for synchronous message send for remote actors, the addition of the @native annotation for native methods, new methods for the scala.Array class, a reorganization of some of the compiler options, the removal of deprecated classes, plus other changes and bug fixes.

Scala 2.5.1-final has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes: an -Xcodebase option for specifying URL-encoded libraries, and a number of bug fixes.

Scala 2.5.1-RC1 has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes: an experimental -Xcodebase option for specifying URL-encoded libraries, plus a number of bug fixes.

Scala 2.5.0-final has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes: the addition of OSGi support to the Scala libraries, a number of fixes, and other changes.

Scala 2.5.0-RC2 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 2.5.0-RC1 has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release candidate includes: support for type constructor polymorphism, support for initializing some fields of an object before any parent constructors are called, changes to the pattern matching of anonymous functions, the addition of new methods to various classes, plus other changes and bug fixes.