I concur. I started out with all the usual preconceptions about Scala, "But it's too complex!", "The compiler is too slow", etc... (I was very into Clojure at t

I concur. I started out with all the usual preconceptions about Scala, "But it's too complex!", "The compiler is too slow", etc... (I was very into Clojure at the time, so that colored my vision a bit too) I then made an honest attempt to learn the language and put it to use and I couldn't be happier with the outcome. It's such a productive language! the type-system is awesome, and really helps navigate from an idea to a solution, the ecosystem is stunning, with very high-quality projects for every use case you can think of. Just look at Spark, Finagle, ScalaZ, the various Typesafe projects... Please people, don't be put off by the negativity parroted by many detractors. Give Scala a shot, you might be pleasantly surprised and end up with a very powerful tool on your side.