Just a quick note, if you are getting lots of errors when trying to build a scala project in IDEA (typically one you just created) try this:

Open the module settings, click on the scala facet (if you don't have a scala facet then you need to add one !) - then uncheck the option that says "U
se scala library from specified jars" - instead, ad the appropriate scala-compiler.jar to your modules dependency list (but don't export it) - and away you go ! It has been this way for a while, never found a suitable explanation why, but hope this helps others if they see this:

