> I wanted to branch into the Java ecosystem but having prior experience in Java, I was not a fan of the syntax. Independent of the question around Scala: If y

> I wanted to branch into the Java ecosystem but having prior experience in Java, I was not a fan of the syntax. Independent of the question around Scala: If you want to get into the JVM ecosystem, you should also be able to understand and write Java. Some dependencies will not be available natively in a secondary language like Scala. And it will also give a better understanding about the limitations of the underlying platform.