Quite the opposite, I want to promote java-the-platform vs .net, ruby, etc.
Java is a great language if you want compatibility all the way back to 1.0 code, but in terms of having contemporary features and being fun to use it's already lost a great deal of mindshare. Scala is, frankly, the lowest impact change for java developers willing to move to a better integrated functional syntax (at the cost of legacy functionality) I *could* promote Java by defending an outdated legacy syntax that must be kept for reasons of backward-compatibility. I could also promote Star Trek by shouting down anyone who says that Kirk's character is over-acted. But to me, the true essence of Star Trek is perhaps better captured with Patrick Stewart at the helm... And so it is with Java vs Scala, we may mourn the loss of mini-skirts from time to time (who doesn't?). Nevertheless, the end product is arguably better, and you have to admit that holo-decks are pretty cool - there are many stories that just wouldn't have been written without them (a bit like built-in FP then). So did Star Trek NG denigrate the original series? I'd like to think not - it's full of nostalgia for me. I'd also like to think that Scala isn't denigrating Java, it's just the future of the same universe. As for Scala mailing lists? Yes, I'm a frequent contributor there, where they boldly go to some amazing new places at times. The best part is that we manage to do so without the dilithium crystals failing every third episode, and I'm finding that I really don't miss it as a plot element all that much. On 1 Jun 2010 12:32, "Reinier Zwitserloot" <[email protected]> wrote: Oh, yeah, we'll just move every single existing java programmer over. Easy peasy. I get really annoyed at people who have this 'oh, give up java already' vibe. If you don't care, that's fine. Why don't you go and be positive on the scala mailing list, instead of being negative here? Some of us are trying to make java a better language. If you'd rather torch java's future to increase scala adoption, I don't want to talk to you. The more languages the merrier, let them win on their merits, not by the demerits of other languages. Also, it's all on the JVM. When one JVM language gains strength, that solidifies the JVM as a platform, which is good for all JVM languages. I want a strong Scala *AND* a strong Java. On Jun 1, 10:56 am, Kevin Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > Syntax wise, we can be a lot s... > On 1 June 2010 09:35, Moandji Ezana <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 7:12 AM, Michael Neale <[email protected] >wrote: > > >> I think it shows it in its worst light, when others show examples it > >> is OK I guess... > ... > > [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> <javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups .com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >... > mail/google talk: [email protected] > wave: [email protected] > skype: kev.lee.wright > twitter: @thecoda -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group... -- 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.
