The document summarizes Martin Odersky's talk at Scala Days 2016 about the road ahead for Scala. The key points are: 1. Scala is maturing with improvements to tools like IDEs and build tools in 2015, while 2016 sees increased activity with the Scala Center, Scala 2.12 release, and rethinking Scala libraries. 2. The Scala Center was formed to undertake projects benefiting the Scala community with s
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