Seems like until a big player (google/oracle) goes all out behind a new JVM lang, we'e stuck with Java for the mainstream.
To take off there are many factors needed. IMO they are something like: 1) big backer 2) syntax/features that get people excited 3) a good web framework 4) good deployment story 5) good IDE support ( and other stuff like REPL, good build system, scripting support, etc) Dart and Go are kind of interesting. But it seems like the developer community at large hates Dart. Overly verbose and kinda sorta static typing didn't seem to go over well. Coffeescript has gotten a much warmer reception. And personally, any language w/o exceptions I consider broken (Go) -- 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.
