> Why do I care what is written in Scala, how well it interoperates with the JVM, or whatever Scala projects are successful, when I am talking about how human b

> Why do I care what is written in Scala, how well it interoperates with the JVM, or whatever Scala projects are successful, when I am talking about how human beings talk down about another piece technology There are always a few loudmouths in every community, you are making the classic mistake of judging everyone by that same brush. Most people using Scala are using it exactly because of the JVM, otherwise what's the point? There are great languages on other platforms too. A few people use it to push the boundaries of what's possible on the JVM, and it is thanks to these people and the Scala team themselves that the JVM continues its evolution and the Java language continues to acquire more Scala-like features. It's not a zero-sum game, everyone is benefitting here.