Language ======== .. post:: Dec 30, 2020 :tags: scala - def: defines an immutable label for the right side content which is lazily evaluated - evaluate by name. - val: defines an immutable label for the right side content which is eagerly/immediately evaluated - evaluated by value. - var: defines a mutable variable, initially set to the evaluated right side content. https://stackoverflow.com/a/33066906/1589512 Execution --------- left to right call-by-value call-by-name call-by-need