I hope that "java.next" will have a feature something like Fan where you have a facility to add in dynamic methods. Hugely powerful feature, seems like the best of both worlds to me.
On Jan 8, 6:30 pm, RogerV <[email protected]> wrote: > No one's complaining regarding the Posse's fandom for Scala. > > But lifting the embargo on anything Groovish or Springish would be > nice :-) > > BTW, so that I'm not perceived as painting myself as an outright > Groovy fanboy, I don't believe a dynamic scripting language (even if > it does compile to byte code) will be elgible for being the successor > language to Java. > > I firmly believe that any successor language to Java (i.e., one that > can fully take the place of where and how Java is used) will need to > be a static typing language. > > From that perspective, Scala has more of a chance than Groovy. > > I instead see scripting languages as just being important addendum's > to what can be used on the JVM, but not what will become a flagship > language of the JVM. > > On Jan 8, 1:06 pm, kibitzer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I genuinely don't understand putting the boot into the Posse for > > talking about Scala. What's that about? If you listen consistently, > > you understand that Carl is pretty sold on Scala, the others like it, > > and that Dick has, for quite a while, dabbled in Groovy. So what? > > They're just talking about what they've been playing with. The Posse > > is, after all, the view of individuals, not an industry barometer. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
