It is rare to find a language as simple and yet powerful. Much awaited Scala 3 brings more features. It is not better Java. It is an independent language which can interop with Java . It has richer set of specifications compared to any other JVM language. People think most of Scala community is about functional programming . It is not . It is a hybrid language. It is best suited for every facet of data engineering where we can make use of state of the art data abstractions and concurrent programming. There is ongoing work on improving tooling and ecosystem. I would ask of you people not to get scared of language based on others opinions. Don't go for advanced concepts when all you need as basics.