This is for anyone using Scala - or interested in its benefits or deficiencies. It's not a fanboy club, but expects pragmatic "what works is good" approach, and welcomes people from multiple backgrounds and preferences. Other JVM languages are not excluded, but the main focus would be in Scala and its frameworks in practical, everyday programming life. The reason for starting the meetup is that it doesn't already exist. If meeting places incur some cost, that will be shared by the participants. …