On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 11:01 AM, Josh Suereth <[email protected]>wrote:
> Once again, I think little is gained arguing this point. Beust is > obviously against Scala. Reading his blogs, he has some complaints > (implicits particularly) that may or may not be justified. > Just because I criticize something doesn't mean I'm "against" it, whatever that means. I actually like a lot of things about Scala, but I also know that I have a proven track record of liking complicated stuff (I used to love C++ and linear algebra. I was bad at both). I try not to fall in love with technology and I want to keep a critical mind at all times, even for stuff I like. I intellectually like the way Scala makes me think or manages to produce code that I don't understand right away. I take this as a challenge. I like it. Not everybody does. I think I have developed a good sense of what is "complicated" for mainstream development and I see the fact that I have yet to come across a Scala enthusiast who's not also good at math as one of the main warning signs. There is really nothing wrong with liking something that's complicated, I don't understand why making this simple claim is getting people so angry. -- Cédric -- 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.
