Scala 3.5's CLI now makes scripting with scala seamless! Just a single-file script setup!
For example, due to the single-file scripting nature imparted by Scala 3.5 CLI, I was able to embed a Scala script in a node.js project to analyse parsing of a geometric Point stored in MySQL 8. The script is hosted on GitHub.
With Scala 3.5, plus a built-in watcher, and a large scala/jvm ecosystem, Scala has become a good alternative for scripting.
Written by Jayesh Bhoot