More of these "This language sucks" blog posts need to focus on the problem domains actually being solved and less on the aesthetics of the tools. My team uses

More of these "This language sucks" blog posts need to focus on the problem domains actually being solved and less on the aesthetics of the tools. My team uses Scala as one of our primary backend languages and have been extremely productive with it. We're building large distributed systems that store and manage large quantities of sensor data and push Scala pretty hard. Are there warts? Yes, just as with any other tool. But the important part is that we create value quickly for our customers, and Scala has fit our problem domain quite well. I've also seen too many consultants who get caught up in technology for its own sake, because that's what many of them sell (We use this new development methodology, with this hot new framework, hire us!). Let's all spend less time worrying about what tools we're using and more time worrying about whether we're solving the right problems.