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> dwindling into irrelevance Scala won't be the next Java. However, _some_ Scala-like language will be the next Scala, probably EPFL Dotty [0] or Twitter Reaso
by AheadOfTime295 9y ago
> dwindling into irrelevance
Scala won't be the next Java.
However, _some_ Scala-like language will be the next Scala, probably EPFL Dotty [0] or Twitter Reasonable Scala [1]
Short term, also Lightbend Scala is evolving (collections redesign [2], macros EOL [3])
Just upgrading existing Scala projects will keep most Scala devs employed.
[0] https://github.com/lampepfl/dotty https://github.com/lampepfl/dotty
[1] https://github.com/twitter/rsc https://github.com/twitter/rsc
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16461022 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16461022
[3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16519366 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16519366