Learning Scala
Here are some places to learn Scala.
The definitive book on Scala, by the creators of the language. Covers all aspects of the language thoroughly, in an easy-to-read way. Highly recommended given the general lack of good Scala learning resources on the Web.
A Tour of Scala
From the official Scala web site, one of the more useful guides to the Scala programming language.
The busy Java developer's guide to Scala: Functional programming for the object oriented
Ted Neward introduction to and overview of Scala
Which of these features of Scala is most important to you?
Interoperability with Java
Interoperability with .Net
Speed of a static language
Safety of a statically-typed language
Clean syntax, expressive power, type inference
Operator handling, ability to create domain-specific languages
Pure object-orientation
Support for concise functional programming
Scalability to large industrial-scale systems
Scalability to small scale scripts
Pattern matching
XML support such as XML literals in code