Scala has always nurtured that ridiculous notion that an animal that's 50% cat and 50% dog would appeal to both cat-lovers and dog-lovers, which doesn't actuall

Scala has always nurtured that ridiculous notion that an animal that's 50% cat and 50% dog would appeal to both cat-lovers and dog-lovers, which doesn't actually make any sense. This language is clearly an academic endeavor. Disclaimer: I don't know what non-linear pattern matching on non-free data means either, but the fact that it's not explained to me is proof enough they aren't meaning to cater to non-academic users.