3 ms·
Java the language is stagnating, but the JVM ecosystem is stronger than ever. Attract some smart folk with Scala or Clojure, chances are good that they know Jav
by stratospark 16y ago
Java the language is stagnating, but the JVM ecosystem is stronger than ever. Attract some smart folk with Scala or Clojure, chances are good that they know Java as well.
- shiftb 16y agoAgree that the JVM has a huge future.
- pan69 16y agoBeing a Java programmer, I find Scala a great language. In my opinion Scala is what Java was supposed to be. Indeed, there is a great future for the JVM out there.
- angelbob 16y agoIf you lure people in with Scala or Clojure, then mostly make them program in Java, there's a decent chance they'll feel betrayed and leave sooner. At least, that's been my experience in places that lure with something glamorous and then do only a very small amount of it.
- stratospark 16y agoRight, the idea is to transition newer JVM languages in. A lot of legacy code would be in Java, so the Scala or Clojure interop would let them build on top of all that. Maybe start with a more or less self-contained component, like a web services API or something could demonstrate the advantages of developing with newer languages.