There is development, then there is academic curiosity and code golfing. I have trouble understanding how people who say Scala is bad in the same breath praise

There is development, then there is academic curiosity and code golfing. I have trouble understanding how people who say Scala is bad in the same breath praise the reflection like there is no tomorrow Java alternatives or Go’s ocean of text. There are pros and cons in every tech. Maintaining a large Scala code base is going to be much easier, less to write, less to maintain, easy to refactor. Don’t use a library if you have no need for it but don’t dismiss it as fanatical unless you have actually compared what the same functionality in your fav tech looks like. Choose the right tool for the job, don’t aim it at your foot. Get the job done and have a side project for “fun” coding. Scala is a damn good option for targeting JVM. Don’t blame the tool.