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The problem with scala is that academic goals sometimes don't align too well with "industry needs".

• hocuspocus 7y ago
  That's a complete myth, really. The Scala ecosystem has its fair share of problems, but Odersky and his lab's involvement and stewardship have never been one of them.
  • stewbrew 7y ago
    Just an example: Why wasn't it a priority to make scala run well on dalvik? The place is taken by kotlin and is one of its strongest selling points.
    • hocuspocus 7y ago
      Because there never was a real demand for it? What does that have to do with Scala's academic roots? And what makes you think Scala needs Android to be successful? Android is completely irrelevant to most Java developers.
    • oxnrtr 7y ago
      Core team didn't care about Android. Simple as that. :-)
      • stewbrew 7y ago
        That was pretty much my point.