On this page, you will find some hints about where Scala is currently headed. We believe that by providing this information, it will make it easier for our users to embrace the wonderful world of Scala. There is no guarantee however that whatever work is discussed on this page will ever find its way into the production Scala compiler or library, but the chance is pretty high.

If you are working on a major improvement of Scala on your side, and plan to release it to the public domain, please add it to this page.

• Key Characteristics, the characteristics of Scala that should transcend other requirements
• ScalaDBC, a JDBC-wrapper framework (alpha).
• Metaprogramming, Macros, and Reflection, where meta-programming meets Scala.
• GUI, widgets in Scala? Of course it’s better than Swing.
• First-class Properties
• Export proposal, a proposal to add a new ‘export’ keyword to Scala.
• Case class reflection proposal, a proposal to extend the reflective abilities of case classes.

Changes to Scala are marshaled by the Scala Improvement Process, or SIP.