SWengineer

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by SWengineer 15y ago
IntelliJ is very good for Scala, more responsive too. One of the intellij plugin updates did get very confused and was falsely highlighting errors in my project, haven't checked for a more recent update, but it was fairly recent. Glad to se
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by SWengineer 15y ago
Less laborious but us java devs are not really a scripting language audience.
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by SWengineer 15y ago
A good post, recommending the use of Scala. I do agree with his point about the differences between scala collections and java ones. Interfacing with java libs which return java collections often requires conversions to scala collections b
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by SWengineer 15y ago
There are other factors which aren't typically considered. The latency of someone walking from the head of the single queue to the cashier each time matters, especially if the person at the front isn't alert or is confused by trying to figu
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by SWengineer 15y ago
Time spent: zilch, perhaps because most of my dependencies are java libs not scala ones. Like many Java devs starting out using Scala as a 'better java' which means adding more scala libs over time. It's definitely very pleasant to code in
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by SWengineer 15y ago
As a long time Java programmer I've found that Scala had made programming fun again. As much a I like Java I find coding in Scala more enjoyable. I am constantly surprised by the number of colleagues who have taken an intense interest in th
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by SWengineer 15y ago
IntelliJ is very impressive. Only started using it when I noticed how good its Scala plugin is. Feels like the level of polish I'm used to with Java editors. Code completion, refactoring etc.
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by SWengineer 15y ago
I bought the DX for the large screen so I can read programming books and pdfs on e ink. I like some of the artwork, esp the one of the fish. I think the kindle 4 smaller devices have more contemporary screen savers.
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by SWengineer 15y ago
Yammer using or not using Scala isn't going to make or break the language. Adoption seems to be ramping up in organisations of all sizes: http://thecodegeneral.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/scala-adoptio...
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by SWengineer 15y ago
I found Neal Gafter's response to Stephen's blog rather telling: blog.joda.org/2011/11/real-life-scala-feedback-from-yammer.html?showComment=1322613312501&m=1#c6062812671177626424
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by SWengineer 15y ago
Jdk 7 puts interned Strings into the old generation instead of the permgen. Maybe give that a try.
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by SWengineer 15y ago
If Ubuntu can get unity very responsive and polished I'll give it another go. Ever since unity came out i've overheard a disturbing number of people complaining about stability and just the user experience in general.
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Rapid growth in Scala adoption(thecodegeneral.wordpress.com)
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by SWengineer 15y ago
I think quite a few java devs, myself included, are starting to use scala as a 'better java'. After a decade or more of java coding we're looking for something more expressive which isn't a scripting language.
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by SWengineer 15y ago
If you want decent Scala support with IDE code completion try IntelliJ community ed with scala plugin. Eclipse is okish but Scala plugin rather slow
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by SWengineer 15y ago
There was a recent survey which asked java devs which jvm languages they were taking a serious look at. Scala came out on top with groovy as the runner up. Kotlin was an also ran. Survey results: aftershox.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/JVM
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by SWengineer 15y ago
You've repeated those sentiments up and down this thread. Personally I don't see much difference between the two, even syntactically. I've seen scala starting to get a foothold at my organisation, but haven't heard of anyone discussing Kotl
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by SWengineer 15y ago
I've found the open source version of intellij + scala plugin most impressive. Reliable code completion and everthing i've come to expect from a java IDE. I've had much less success with scala plugins for Eclipse and Netbeans. Without the i
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by SWengineer 15y ago
I'd have to agree. One of the main benefits touted for guava in this article is the ability to use java libs with cleaner syntax. Scala already enables us to do that, and a lot more. I've coded java for the last 12 years, but have to admit