On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 08:28, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I still have some hope for Fantom because I don't think it crossed that > > threshold yet, but it's getting dangerously close to it. > > What speaks to Fantom's advantage is it's dynamic typing feature, > something Scala ignores completely - in spite of various luminaries > view that the static and dynamic world will inevitably merge down to > opt-in semantics. Unfortunately Scala seems to run with all the > attention, regardless of the bad taste in the mouth it leaves with lot > of people. > You can get much of the benefit of dynamic typing by using Scala's structural typing: http://codemonkeyism.com/scala-goodness-structural-typing/ This has been part of the languge since at least 2.6 (July 2007). (3 years!) I'm more and more convinced that the "bad taste in the mouth" people complain about is born of ignorance. It's just the natural reaction many have when confronted with something new and unfamiliar. Of course one feels like a klutz at first, working with a new language with new concepts, conventions and syntax. That's normal. Anyone who's learned more than one language must know this by now. I found Clojure pretty weird when I started, and that despite previous exposure to Scheme. Now I find, I can appreciate its advantages. I'd encourange those unfamiliar with Scala to cut it some slack or get familiar with it before spouting nonsense. // Ben -- 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.
