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   by cinnamonheart 8y ago

   Scala's builds from fresh are slow, but this is never a hindrance during development; you just leave `sbt ~compile` running in a terminal, which gives you constant feedback. I find in this case the type system of Scala allows you to qu
2. 32.▲
   by cinnamonheart 8y ago

   Scala uses this syntax and I find it to be quite nice: (0 to 100).map(someFunc(arg1, arg2, _, arg3))
3. 33.▲
   by cinnamonheart 8y ago

   Luckily, this point speaks to that: > Something about the heightened ability to focus on a single thing, deeply. I've found it helpful in sussing out tricky bugs that otherwise eluded me, in addition to it helping with the more crea
4. 34.▲
   by cinnamonheart 8y ago

   For what it's worth, this isn't just an evolution of the language, but a complete rewrite of the compiler. I appreciate that they're taking the time to do it right. They probably could've pushed new, non-trivial features
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   by cinnamonheart 9y ago

   I find Runar Bjarnason's talks to be interesting; one of my favourites is 'Constraints Liberate, Liberties Constrain': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqmsQeSzMdw The essence of it is that constraints actuall
6. 36.▲
   by cinnamonheart 9y ago

   I suffered from depression and anxiety for most of my life, and it's not something cured by lifestyle changes alone for every person. Despite exploring and keeping up with alternative treatments -- like therapy, CBT, meditation, regula