On 30 July 2010 10:40, Blanford <[email protected]> wrote: > > There seems to be a Scala movement gaining steam on this site. > > I hate to break it to you all, but Scala will be going absolutely > nowhere!! > > There are many reasons for this: > > 1. Scala solves no practical business problem. >
Nor does Java, am I to take it you're still a COBOL programmer then? Programming languages solve programmer problems Programmers solve business problems I do hope you're not arguing against Scala because it's unable to replace programmers. As a programmer yourself (or so I presume), I'd expect you to be a bit relieved at this fact. > 2. Scala is not easier than the alternatives. > > Want to escape from Java? Your options will be dynamic type (ala > groovy, jython). > > Why is dynamic typing my only option. Prove it. Or, to quote wikipedia: "Citation Needed" Static vs Dynamic is a Religious War(tm) So you, sir, are trolling! Sorry. > > > p.s. > > Stop bothering your employers with requests for esoteric software, > unless they really save money and/or time. > It is irresponsible to introduce software that has no track record, > unless it truly answers a big question that no other software (that is > more known) can answer. Question: How can we retain all our Java libraries, experience, and ops knowhow, while also cutting out the unwanted boilerplate and getting a sane implementation of closures right away. Answer: Scala > > -- > 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]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- Kevin Wright 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. 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.
