Well I have those hopes too - this can be a very positive thing, since it can attract more contributions to Scala. After all, the Scala core probably has their

Well I have those hopes too - this can be a very positive thing, since it can attract more contributions to Scala. After all, the Scala core probably has their plate full and could use some help. It's one thing to make a proposal for a feature to a group of developers with their hands full, it's quite another to submit a pull request saying "look, this is useful, people like it" - it changes the equation.