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Number 14 on Redmonk. http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2014/06/13/language-rankings-6-14/ http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2014/06/13/language-rankings-6-14... "The next
by frowaway001 12y ago
Number 14 on Redmonk.
http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2014/06/13/language-rankings-6-14/ http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2014/06/13/language-rankings-6-14...
"The next JVM language to learn" (Java-focused survey): Scala leads comfotably with 47%.
http://zeroturnaround.com/rebellabs/interview-with-typesafe-4-answers-about-the-past-present-and-future-of-scala-development/ http://zeroturnaround.com/rebellabs/interview-with-typesafe-...
Apart from that, you are completely missing the context. People are not looking for a random language, but for a language which is compatible with Java and Android, allows gradual migration and protects existing investment.
Scala is the top-contender here.
- zak_mc_kracken 12y ago"Next language to learn" is the kind of metric you'd use if you don't have real numbers to your advantage. TIOBE lists Scala at 0.03% mind share, and you'll get similar numbers if you look at other metrics (see my post above). For Android, there are already more projects written in Kotlin and Clojure on Android than on Scala, so not sure why you think Scala is the "top contender". On top of that, Scala's upcoming adoption of Java 8 means that Scala on Android is effectively dead for several years, until the Android team decides to adopt Java 8 (since they're not even on Java 7, this might be a while). Typesafe just doesn't care about Android, why would you take such a risk to pick a language that is so poorly supported?
- frowaway001 12y agoYou are really getting a bit desperate ...