> Java 8 is basically "close enough" to "The Good Parts" of Scala Ehh ... not really. And I honestly don't see the gap between Java and Scala closing. It's wid

> Java 8 is basically "close enough" to "The Good Parts" of Scala Ehh ... not really. And I honestly don't see the gap between Java and Scala closing. It's widening at a frightening rate. Java's warts are far worse than Scala's warts. So I'm not seeing why that should be a point either.