Yes, my comments were targeted to Java and Scala. Java has paid the bills for me for many years. I'd use Java for just about anything except for high load infra

Yes, my comments were targeted to Java and Scala. Java has paid the bills for me for many years. I'd use Java for just about anything except for high load infrastructure systems. And if you're in, or want to be in, that situation, then why risk finding out two years later that a GC-enabled app is suboptimal? I'd guess you'd have no choice if in order to hire developers, you had to choose a language that the people found fun to use.