Ok, conspiracy theory time! Reinier, the initiator of this thread, works on Project Lombok, which uses annotation processing to add language features to Java. Therefore, isn't it in his interest to discourage uptake of Scala and Clojure? Could he be trying to assert that all Scala users are fanboys to try to discourage associating oneself with Scala?
Of course, I jest. Ricky. -- Ricky Clarkson Java Programmer and Scala Fanboi, AD Holdings +44 1928 706373 Skype: ricky_clarkson On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Wildam Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 10:44, Kevin Wright <[email protected]> wrote: >> But given the resistance I'm seeing to even small differences between >> Java/Scala syntax, I suspect that Clojure will be far too radical for most >> institutionalised Java developers. > > Somehow this sounds as Java developers are considered as not being > very flexible - all the Scala and Clojure or whatever else > JVM-language programmers should remember, that most of them probably > have been Java developers also for quite a long time. > > Anyway, if it continues that way (if you need to address each single > language-fan-boy begging for not turning a thread into trash) I will > somewhat stop following the javaposse google group. > -- > Martin Wildam > > http://www.google.com/profiles/mwildam > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
