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I am a half step above a blub, but I've been doing some work in Scala and generally enjoy it. I do, however, think the Scala community needs to have a more conv
by michaels0620 15y ago
I am a half step above a blub, but I've been doing some work in Scala and generally enjoy it. I do, however, think the Scala community needs to have a more convincing reply to the complexity argument than "You aren't smart enough to see its brilliance".
My fear is that if things don't change, Scala will fall into a perl-like situation where it won't be able to shake its reputation and people will reject the language out of hand before taking a look at what it has to offer.
- jebberjeb 15y agoIt's too late for that. Scala's community has been branded as a bunch of condescending intellectuals. Just like Ruby's community was branded as a bunch of pierced, macbook users in 2005. Neither are really true -- but first impressions mean everything.
- latchkey 15y agoComments like that always remind me of this image... http://www.picshag.com/show.php?f=pics/112010/java-c-php-ruby-as-seen-by-fanboys-big.jpg http://www.picshag.com/show.php?f=pics/112010/java-c-php-rub...