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robust is debatable, I suppose you mean type safe.

• auggierose 13y ago
  I mean type safe, therefore much faster code out of the box, easier refactoring (not trivial refactoring, but changing interfaces of libraries and the like), better documentation generator, better build tool, up-to-date tools for google app engine, great Eclipse support, .... In short: more robust
  • benburton 13y ago
    You actually mean statically typed. Scala is only limitedly type-safe, and is certainly not type-theoretic type-safe at all: $ cat NotTypesafe.scala object NotTypesafe { def main(args: Array[String]) { println("5".asInstanceOf[Int]) } } $ scalac NotTypesafe.scala $ scala NotTypesafe java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.lang.Integer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_safety http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_safety
    • auggierose 13y ago
      Well, I've got a PhD in computer science, I just use the words as I please. But yes, you are right ;-)
      • warcher 13y ago
        I bet this comment read differently in your head.