On Wednesday, 27 February 2013 at 09:32:21 UTC, OlliP wrote:
... Java 8 is a game changer that threatens
Scala, and Kotlin.
Well, Kotlin has the ability to generate Javascript. This could
turn into a killer feature as Javascript is growing in
importance, e.g. Node.js, html5+Javascript and the importance
of Javascript for Web GUIs as such. I hope they can make it as
the language IMHO is really well designed.
You missed out Ceylon from your list, it is threatened by Java
8 as
well.
Ceylon is not made for interoperability with Java such as
Groovy, Kotlin, Scala. I don't think they stand a chance if the
Java eco system cannot be easily re-used. I don't understand
what the Ceylon guys are thinking.
-- Oliver
Except scala, I'm not really a specialist. But clearly scala have
some very good bits in it and I'm sure it can stand by itself.
See for instance the traits system.
