News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Advanced programming languages (2009). Parent comment

Re:Advanced programming languages (2009) by bogomipz on Sunday June 19, 2016 @02:28PM (#11933982)
But ins't one of the nice parts about Scala that you can use it strictly for OO programming, use it for strictly for FP or both?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Advanced programming languages (2009) by mafribe on Sunday June 19, 2016 @02:43PM (#11934056)
Yes, that's definitely one of the great things about Scala.

If you come from an OO background, I recommend to avoid using Scala's functional features at the start. Just treat Scala as a nice, conventional OO language until you are comfortable with the language. Then, slowly use some of the more advanced features. Case classes and pattern matching are easy and powerful next steps.

Enjoy the ride!

[ Parent | on HN ]