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When I looked at Scala briefly in 2006 or so built-in support for XML processing was a big selling point. Another one was 'multiparadigm' - like C++. It was cle
by ExpiredLink 13y ago
When I looked at Scala briefly in 2006 or so built-in support for XML processing was a big selling point. Another one was 'multiparadigm' - like C++. It was clear at that time that Scala would not become a mainstream language.
- etrain 13y agoI don't follow the connection between your comments. XML Support as selling Point + Multiparadigm == !mainstream? I agree that scala has its quirks (IMO, the type system is way too complicated), but to have dismissed it based on two apparently unrelated features 8 years ago seems a little strange.
- hansjorg 13y agoXML literals are on its way out from the default language by the way. There's an ongoing effort to make the language smaller, and from 2.11 one has to include a package to support it.