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I don't see the equivalence. Some people don't want to the bloat of the JVM, nor the bloat of Java libraries themselves. Some people prefer dynamic typing over
by AF 19y ago
I don't see the equivalence. Some people don't want to the bloat of the JVM, nor the bloat of Java libraries themselves. Some people prefer dynamic typing over static typing (and yes, I know Scala is type-inferred). Some people love Python's libraries and/or community.
It isn't clear to me why Scala is obviously better than Python as you imply.
- amichail 19y agoWhy do you care about the bloat of the JVM? Memory is cheap. The Java libraries are rather extensive. I would rather have too much than too little. Static typing is a big win, particularly if you don't have to declare everything (Scala has local type inference). Sure, there are lots of bright people using Python. But Scala is a better language and has bright users also. If you are unfamiliar with Scala, take a look at this: http://www.scala-lang.org/docu/files/ScalaByExample.pdf http://www.scala-lang.org/docu/files/ScalaByExample.pdf
- menloparkbum 19y agoIt is as if someone took all the things that are gross about Java, CAML, and Smalltalk, and combined them into a single language.
- amichail 19y agoHave you tried Scala?