will learning java make scala easier? are they connected in some way?

Question

i know some c++ and have allot of extra time to kill and want to learn scala but will java make scala easier?

Answer 1

Scala language runs on the JVM (Java Virtual Machine), and this gives great inter-op capability with java programs. So you can use Java classes from Scala easily. But Scala has different syntax, and better support for functional programming style. It is not strictly required to learn Java before Scala, but it can help. Anyway if you already have some C++ background that can already get you through initial difficulities.