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Scala

84 points by onestay42 10mo ago

packetlost 10mo ago
Not that Scala.
- kvakvs 10mo ago
  This should have been in the title :)
- beefman 10mo ago
  This predates that. It's written in Ada.
  - AdieuToLogic 10mo ago
    > This predates that. It's written in Ada. Does it count if, combining the two, one could infer a musical scale[0] such as: Ada (ay-dah), Scala (ska-lah) Bonus points for Latin aficionados: The word "scale" originates from the Latin scala, which literally means "ladder". :-) 0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale_(music) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale_(music)
    - reactordev 10mo ago
      Every Good Boy… Crazy how these two disciplines are so intertwined.
      - AdieuToLogic 10mo ago
        > Every Good Boy… Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do, So Do ... compile please! :-D EDIT: Seriously, though, what both music and fundamentally sound programming languages have in common is math. Elegantly defined versions of both are beautiful expressions of thought.
  - packetlost 10mo ago
    Yes, but the programming languages is much more well known. Regardless, cool! This is the first project I'm aware of to have been written in Ada
    - goku12 10mo ago
      Do you have any specific restrictions on what a 'project' means here? I have seen Ada used on an extensive scale in aerospace and defense projects, including a simple realtime OS.
      - packetlost 10mo ago
        Most of those projects are pretty locked down/closed, I just mean I can actually see the project to a reasonable degree.
        goku12 10mo ago
        Fair enough. And yes, it's such a shame that there aren't more public, especially FOSS, projects in Ada.
        lucyjojo 10mo ago
        Been slowly learning Ada these last few weeks and I regret not having learnt it years ago... This thing is great.
- nickt 10mo ago
  Then this one? https://www.generationamiga.com/2020/05/10/scala-series-its-what-your-amiga-was-made-for/ https://www.generationamiga.com/2020/05/10/scala-series-its-...
- drcursor 10mo ago
  And not the Amiga Scala. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scala_(company) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scala_(company)
tanin 10mo ago
Took me a few minutes to go from "what is going on?" to "oh this is not the Scala".
anematode 10mo ago
Love Scala! One of my favorite high school memories is putting Scala files into a DAW and hooking it up to an electric piano, so that my piano teacher and I could play around with different tunings.
paulddraper 10mo ago
Should change title to “Scala: software for creating scales”
ChrisArchitect 10mo ago
Not related: The Origins of Scala (2009) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46090294 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46090294
LargoLasskhyfv 10mo ago
It's from the future! Says 27 Nov 2026 at the bottom :-) That aside, the fonts looked very fuzzy, until I scaled to 133% in FF. Then they were perfect, crystal clear. Anybody else had that, too?
ofcrpls 10mo ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21278360 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21278360 - Submission/dicussion from 2019

Scala

84 points by onestay42 10mo ago

packetlost 10mo ago

Not that Scala.

kvakvs 10mo ago
This should have been in the title :)
beefman 10mo ago
This predates that. It's written in Ada.
- AdieuToLogic 10mo ago
  > This predates that. It's written in Ada. Does it count if, combining the two, one could infer a musical scale[0] such as: Ada (ay-dah), Scala (ska-lah) Bonus points for Latin aficionados: The word "scale" originates from the Latin scala, which literally means "ladder". :-) 0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale_(music) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale_(music)
  - reactordev 10mo ago
    Every Good Boy… Crazy how these two disciplines are so intertwined.
    - AdieuToLogic 10mo ago
      > Every Good Boy… Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do, So Do ... compile please! :-D EDIT: Seriously, though, what both music and fundamentally sound programming languages have in common is math. Elegantly defined versions of both are beautiful expressions of thought.
- packetlost 10mo ago
  Yes, but the programming languages is much more well known. Regardless, cool! This is the first project I'm aware of to have been written in Ada
  - goku12 10mo ago
    Do you have any specific restrictions on what a 'project' means here? I have seen Ada used on an extensive scale in aerospace and defense projects, including a simple realtime OS.
    - packetlost 10mo ago
      Most of those projects are pretty locked down/closed, I just mean I can actually see the project to a reasonable degree.
      - goku12 10mo ago
        Fair enough. And yes, it's such a shame that there aren't more public, especially FOSS, projects in Ada.
        lucyjojo 10mo ago
        Been slowly learning Ada these last few weeks and I regret not having learnt it years ago... This thing is great.
nickt 10mo ago
Then this one? https://www.generationamiga.com/2020/05/10/scala-series-its-what-your-amiga-was-made-for/ https://www.generationamiga.com/2020/05/10/scala-series-its-...
drcursor 10mo ago
And not the Amiga Scala. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scala_(company) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scala_(company)

tanin 10mo ago

Took me a few minutes to go from "what is going on?" to "oh this is not the Scala".

anematode 10mo ago

Love Scala! One of my favorite high school memories is putting Scala files into a DAW and hooking it up to an electric piano, so that my piano teacher and I could play around with different tunings.

paulddraper 10mo ago

Should change title to “Scala: software for creating scales”

ChrisArchitect 10mo ago

Not related: The Origins of Scala (2009) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46090294 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46090294

LargoLasskhyfv 10mo ago

It's from the future! Says 27 Nov 2026 at the bottom :-) That aside, the fonts looked very fuzzy, until I scaled to 133% in FF. Then they were perfect, crystal clear. Anybody else had that, too?

ofcrpls 10mo ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21278360 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21278360 - Submission/dicussion from 2019