The Scala Benchmarking Project attempts to answer the following research question: Scala ≡ Java (mod JVM)? Does Scala code differ significantly from Java code when viewed at the level of the Java Virtual Machine. The first major contribution of the Scala Benchmarking Project has thus been to complement a popular Java benchmark suite with a large set benchmarks based on real‐world Scala applications, thereby allowing JVM researchers to finally compare and contrast the performance characteristics of Java and Scala programs beyond the level of micro‐benchmarks.