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I think the Scala community's aims have been higher than what you've suggested for a while. For example, from what I've seen, Scala.js has been wildly successfu
by sreque 10y ago
I think the Scala community's aims have been higher than what you've suggested for a while. For example, from what I've seen, Scala.js has been wildly successful, yet according to you it should never have existed.
Scala.js lets you run Scala code on javascript-based VM's and provides full integration with the underlying platform and libraries. Scala native looks to be another attempt to expand Scala's reach into new platforms beyond the JVM.
- meddlepal 10y agoDefine "wildly successful"... I can't name a single company or project that uses Scala.js.
- trueSlav 10y agoI heard about it for the first time today and I tend to check on the JS framework ecosystem periodically...
- geodel 10y agoPerhaps it could mean successful in wilderness not in typical companies etc.
- sjrd 10y agoThere is a small list under "Built with Scala.js" here: https://www.scala-js.org/community/ https://www.scala-js.org/community/. And that's only for the public facing apps of companies who have explicitly sent a PR to the website to add themselves to the list. Other companies use Scala.js for internal tools.
- dominotw 10y agothat's hardly 'wildly successful'
- brianwawok 10y agoDon't crap in Sid's Cheerios. For a project mostly made by one dude, Scala.js is amazing.
- sjrd 10y agoIt's hardly "one dude", though. Don't give me too much credit. There were two others (@gzm0 and @nicolasstucki) who helped a lot on the core. But even more than that, the reason it's so popular and adopted is mostly due to the amazing community who wrote great, relevant libraries, and communicated to the world. It's at least a dozen people who should be credited, even if I'm currently the only one paid for this work.