Scala + Processing – an entartaining way to learn a new language

Is this steroids for Processing? :)
Btw, i don't see a single word about performance (or i am looking over it).
Can i compare this with: Java Processing meets Java Script?

Scala compiles to Java. Compilation is a bit slow, but after that, performance should be comparable. Nothing to do with JavaScript.

Note: I intend to give it a try, but I will take the simpler way (at least at start) of command line compilation. I will give my insight on the topic.

The language is looks really interesting, it's very object driven. Found some nice examples on this page: http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/scala-for-java-refugees-part-6
I am a IDE/PDE guy instead of a command driven, so i tried the IntellIdea IDE, i came pretty far, but i couldn't manage to import a library in the IDE. I also wonder if there are more people using this IDE instead of the Processing PDE because i couldn't find a Processing plugin.

I also tried to import the libraries so that Scala would be visible in Processing. I managed to get the compiler library into Processing, but from here i wonder what to do next, or if this a good direction. I must find a way to communicate with Scala somehow.

Greetings, Dipperson