What advantages does Scala have over Java for concurrent programming?

Question

How can scala make writing multi-threaded programs easier than in java? What can scala do (that java can\'t) to facilitate taking advantage of multiple processors?

Answer 1

If one takes Akka as a foundation for concurrent (and distributed) computing, one might argue the only difference is the usual stuff that distinguishes Scala from Java, since Akka has both Java and Scala bindings for all its facilities.