Scala Class = if( Jaded by Java, restless with Ruby ) { Try some Scala }

Sure you can program in Scala just like you would in Java and get all the advantages of the cleaner syntax. But if you really want to explore the power of Scala you should try some functional programming.

One way to tell if you are programming in a largely functional manner is if you prefer val declarations to var declarations and if you prefer immutable to mutable classes.