On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 12:46 AM, Simon Ochsenreither <
[email protected]> wrote:

> *Kotlin:*



> Very immature, but the browser applet/JavaScript thing is interesting.


>    - Winner in the category "compiler crashes" with 3 crashes in 20
>    minutes.
>    - Syntax-wise almost identical to Scala and getting closer.
>    - No mailing lists, not open source yet.
>    - As far as I have understood, it targeted to be "just a language",
>    reusing the Java standard library.
>
> You're aware that it's not even released, right? And I mean, not even in
beta or alpha form. It's just not there at all.

As for Ceylon, it's an Alpha at best. How about giving these languages a
couple of years before trying to judge them? After all, Java has a 17 year
head start and Scala about eight.

Your constant negativity toward anything that might compete with Scala is
quite puzzling. Be more open-minded.

> Would be nice to get some other _constructive_ criticism

Indeed.

-- 
Cédric

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