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Like the C vs. C++/Java bridge - certainly more succinct answer than my reasoning... :) But I certainly do not believe that Scala.js has a reasonable chance of
by fnl 13y ago
Like the C vs. C++/Java bridge - certainly more succinct answer than my reasoning... :)
But I certainly do not believe that Scala.js has a reasonable chance of having an impact alike GWT or such; maybe it can get close to (ruby) Opal or consorts, though. The main selling point of Scala still is Akka, and, at least in the web-dev world, the Play framework, I guess.
- auggierose 13y agoI like your explanation, actually, although you seem to contradict it with this comment here. I am not using Akka, I am not using Play, I only use Scala because it is currently the language I can express my thoughts in the most elegant way, together with its industrial strength ecco system AND BECAUSE IT COMPILES TO JAVASCRIPT, TOO!!! GWT never convinced me, Java is less productive than Javascript, so what is the point (except for legacy Java programmers ...).
- SkyMarshal 13y agoFwiw, Scala has several good web frameworks besides Play - Scalatra - Scala's Sinatra Blue Eyes - appears defunct but good example of pure asynchronous framework Lift - strong built-in security, Netty integration wip. Probably a couple more I'm forgetting.
- zackangelo 13y agoSpray