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Having tried to use Scala only indirectly via a DSL and having given up for various build issues, I thought it was only due to my ignorance of the system. But

Having tried to use Scala only indirectly via a DSL and having given up for various build issues, I thought it was only due to my ignorance of the system. But having said that, this paragraph jumps out as completely perplexing: "We’re left with the Scala FP communities, which yield awesome libraries and are awesome people, but the ecosystem is essentially a microcosm of the US political landscape. I’m guessing all programming communities are turning to this nowadays. As an Eastern European, however, it kind of pisses me off." Please don't tell me there are political camps in FP now.

dragonwriter 4y ago
> Please don't tell me there are political camps in FP now. All nontrivial groups of humans end up with political camps. If you don't notice it in a space, it probably means that there is one dominant political camp and it is the one you are in.
malcolmgreaves 4y ago
> Please don't tell me there are political camps in FP now. Nope. Well, politics is pervasive because politics is just the word we have to describe how people in groups interact. I'll summarize the situation: There's a very small minority of prominent Scala people that are fine giving space and a platform in the community to people that are known white supremacists. [1] It's unfortunate that they're decided to inject their brand of politics into the Scala community. The community has had to respond by adopting codes of conduct that compel members to act with basic decency and morality. [1] http://meta.plasm.us/posts/2020/07/25/response-to-john-de-goes/ http://meta.plasm.us/posts/2020/07/25/response-to-john-de-go...