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Scala is the Perl of the JVM. :D

• collyw 9y ago
  I have heard that before. I like(d) Perl. Got me tempted to try Scala.
  • AzzieElbab 9y ago
    Then don't. I couldn't think of two more different languages.
    • collyw 9y ago
      Whats so bad about Scala? It does seem to get a similar "either you love it or you hate it" response from people.
      • AzzieElbab 9y ago
        I think the audience is the problem. Java devs prefer Java and Haskell devs prefer Haskell. Aside from some rare open minded individuals and people who have to write java, but would prefer to work with Haskell, Scala is up against a tough crowd.
  • AzzieElbab 9y ago
    Then don't. I couldn't think of two languages more different in every way.
    • edem 9y ago
      They are similar in a way that none of them is readable. At least Perl is writable...
      • AzzieElbab 9y ago
        I find scala infinitely more readable than java. For starters I do not have to skip pages and pages of boilerplate, unless some genius decided to do 1 to 1 translation of his java code