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More than a few other choices (Go...), not to mention alternatives still on the JVM. Nobody ever got fired for building with Java.
by fixxer 13y ago
More than a few other choices (Go...), not to mention alternatives still on the JVM.
Nobody ever got fired for building with Java.
- pkolaczk 13y agoGo is nowhere near the adoption of Scala right now, and its compiler must catch up a lot to get to the similar level of performance as Scala has on top of Oracle JVM. Considering there are already lots of BigData tools in Java ecosystem (hadoop, hive, pig, mahout etc.) Scala looks like a very reasonable choice.
- fixxer 13y agoYou statement is perfectly valid. Scala was in my mind when I wrote my comment. I wish I found Scala as easy to use as I do Go. I do not enjoy the syntax, nor do I consider running on top of the JVM a selling point. I came from a Java, but worked in Python for many years, so that probably explains my bias.