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> F# actually have significant percentages of uptake because they're actually supported by Microsoft. Scala, Clojure, etc.... are just miniscule blips on the ra

> F# actually have significant percentages of uptake because they're actually supported by Microsoft. Scala, Clojure, etc.... are just miniscule blips on the radar in comparison. I think that's pretty much wrong. Despite Microsoft shipping F# support in their main IDE, pretty much no one uses it. Can you name one popular library which switched from C# to F#? Compare that to e. g. Scala: Huge amount of adoption compared to F#, despite _not_ shipping with any IDE by default. One of the most popular Java web frameworks switched from Java to Scala recently. Even the F# “elite” is aware of it and complaining about how Scala has a a lot higher adoption (and a larger ecosystem and more developers, libraries, conferences, user groups, support, ...), so I'm a bit surprised by your statement.

sultezdukes 14y ago
Despite Microsoft shipping F# support in their main IDE, pretty much no one uses it Actually, it's fairly popular in the analytics-type world. Can you name one popular library which switched from C# to F#? That doesn't even makes sense. Compare that to e. g. Scala: Huge amount of adoption compared to F#, despite _not_ shipping with any IDE by default. One of the most popular Java web frameworks switched from Java to Scala recently. There hasn't been huge amounts of adoption...not even close. You're confusing blogosphere hype to real numbers. Even the F# “elite” is aware of it and complaining about how Scala has a a lot higher adoption (and a larger ecosystem and more developers, libraries, conferences, user groups, support, ...), so I'm a bit surprised by your statement. Now you're just making things up.
- happy_dino 14y ago
  > Now you're just making things up. http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/home/expert-panel-discussion/ac-5762 http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/home/expert-panel-discussion...
  - sultezdukes 14y ago
    Nice, can you go ahead and watch that 1:20 minute talk again to find out where someone says something that will back you up.

sultezdukes 14y ago

Despite Microsoft shipping F# support in their main IDE, pretty much no one uses it Actually, it's fairly popular in the analytics-type world. Can you name one popular library which switched from C# to F#? That doesn't even makes sense. Compare that to e. g. Scala: Huge amount of adoption compared to F#, despite _not_ shipping with any IDE by default. One of the most popular Java web frameworks switched from Java to Scala recently. There hasn't been huge amounts of adoption...not even close. You're confusing blogosphere hype to real numbers. Even the F# “elite” is aware of it and complaining about how Scala has a a lot higher adoption (and a larger ecosystem and more developers, libraries, conferences, user groups, support, ...), so I'm a bit surprised by your statement. Now you're just making things up.

happy_dino 14y ago
> Now you're just making things up. http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/home/expert-panel-discussion/ac-5762 http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/home/expert-panel-discussion...
- sultezdukes 14y ago
  Nice, can you go ahead and watch that 1:20 minute talk again to find out where someone says something that will back you up.