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"To start with, you don't need as many semicolons." Is this a cute way of saying you will end up with fewer lines of code to do the same thing, or that you jus
by wccrawford 15y ago
"To start with, you don't need as many semicolons."
Is this a cute way of saying you will end up with fewer lines of code to do the same thing, or that you just don't need to use semicolons?
I think if you're trying to convince someone to use a new language, you should be a little more clear.
- tomjen3 15y agoScala infers a lot of things including semicolons, when possible (typically almost always, except when two or more statements are put on the same line).
- jurre 15y agoI believe in general scala programs are roughly a third shorter in LOC than equivalent java programs. That's a rough estimate of course and very depending on the actual program, not sure about android specific though.