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Scala is complex, and SML is pretty simple. (I haven't studied 1ML beyond the elevator pitch, which claims it's "minimal and uniform".) A very complex language

Scala is complex, and SML is pretty simple. (I haven't studied 1ML beyond the elevator pitch, which claims it's "minimal and uniform".) A very complex language with a large installed base can't offer simplicity.

cmrdporcupine 12y ago
Even more than being complex, it is also a JVM language. That has both benefits and drawbacks. Interaction with the Java language and runtime brings complexities to it. Granted, I haven't used Scala since, err, 1.7 days? I think. I liked it, and did a lot of work in it in fact, but more as an alternative to Java. If I didn't have to worry about compatibility with Java or the proven nature of the JVM, or satisfy sysadmins and management with the orthodox Java-ness of my runtime, I'm not sure I'd pick Scala.
- mafribe 12y ago
  I'd never have left the ML world had it not been for the lack of an ecosystem that's comparable to what the JVM has to offer. And my Scala programs mostly just use ML-like features, but I can't live without all those rich libraries that are lacking in ML.
  - tokenrove 12y ago
    Yeti is pretty nice if you have to work on the JVM: http://mth.github.io/yeti/ http://mth.github.io/yeti/
    - kristianp 12y ago
      That project looks dead, the last commit was November 2013?
      - cannam 12y ago
        The last tagged release was November 2013. The last commit was this week.
  - cmrdporcupine 12y ago
    Last time I looked into OCaml it seemed to have most of everything I'd need for most projects. But I think it'd be hard to find an employer willing to pay me to work in it.