On Sep 29, 3:20 am, Josh Suereth <[email protected]> wrote: > I would argue more that Scala is language that invokes strong emotions. > Love or Hate. Unfortunately for the Scala community, some members are far > to zealous in their arguments, such that it may annoy others. However, I > remember the same kinds of taunts from Groovy users at work. Why was that > less annoying than Scala?
Well for one thing, Groovy as a super-set to Java felt much more natural. And rarely would you get in a discussion about the future of Java, only to have "just use Groovy" slapped in your face constantly as the trend is in this forum with Scala. > What is it about Scala that causes you to argue repeatedly with Kevin about > it? Why do you feel so strongly if "there are no right answers in > programming"? That's like asking someone who doesn't like a particular car, "what's wrong with it, it feels great to me". Entire books have been devoted to the philosophy of quality. Programming language qualities are as subjective as the next thing. For me it's as simple as the car analogy, it just doesn't feel right. While I may have no trouble using clutch, the majority of my peers will. > What is it about Scala that causes so many to loathe it? I feel compelled to turn it around on yourself. Why MUST everyone absolutely love it? While I don't personally hate it, I have come to dislike it over its community's strong reaction to anyone criticizing it (i.e. according to Ted Neward, the rest of us can still get a job flipping burgers) and apparent ignorance of the lowest common denominator. By all means, have fun with Scala if it suits your need. But don't try to shoehorn it down people's throat if they don't feel for it themselves. -- 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.
