1. Download and extract directory

2. Move scala install directory under to /usr/local/.

3. Add SCALA_HOME variable to your .bashrc export SCALA_HOME=/usr/local/[SCALA INSTALL DIRECTORY]

4. Add $SCALA_HOME/bin to your path in .bashrc, example: export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:$SCALA_HOME/bin

5. Get Emacs set up, read Scala, Emacs, and Yasnippet and Stone Tools and Scala Development.

(even easier, check out Bill Venners of Artima’s tips for steps 1-4)

Play, experiment. Maybe write the equivalent of Code To Joy’s myTunes: Groovy and JFugue (“Crazy Train” as the new “Hello World”? Not exactly, but a fun exercise).

Read The busy Java developer’s guide to Scala: Functional programming for the object oriented