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One of the nice things about compiling to Java source is that it allows you use it with GWT. The only downside that I can see is that there might be constructs
by lemming 15y ago
One of the nice things about compiling to Java source is that it allows you use it with GWT. The only downside that I can see is that there might be constructs that you can't express in Java that you would want in a new language (note that you're fine with ones that you can technically express in Java but are just ugly, like closures). There are probably not very many of them, though.
- bunderbunder 15y agoI didn't notice any mention of taking care of the primitive/object divide. That would be high on my wish list.
- DanielRibeiro 15y agoWell, scala can be used with gwt: https://github.com/scalagwt https://github.com/scalagwt It was documented on scala, page, but now you have to use the google cache to see this: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:wqqu7uQ3v5cJ:www.scala-lang.org/node/11397+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:wqqu7uQ...
- CarlSmotricz 15y agoExciting! Thanks for the link.
- baddox 15y agoFrom a quick scan of the Xtend page, it seems to be fairly backwards compatible with Java source code.