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Re:Scala Native with Denys Shabalin – Software Engineering D... by lmm on Thursday October 19, 2017 @04:44AM (#15506399)
I'd include Rust on your list (if we're defining production-capable at a level where Scala Native qualifies), and maybe even Idris.

I do think Scala still has advantages: higher-kinded type support which OCaml and F# don't have, strict evaluation unlike Haskell, and better IDE/tool support than any except F#.

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Re:Scala Native with Denys Shabalin – Software Engineering D... by phazer on Thursday October 19, 2017 @10:35AM (#15508252)
I wouldn't say Idris is "production ready" in terms of libraries and tooling. Unless dependent types is a must, I would choose Purescript instead if I wanted something Haskell'ish but strict and with nice JavaScript support.
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Re:Scala Native with Denys Shabalin – Software Engineering D... by lmm on Thursday October 19, 2017 @06:23PM (#15512060)
Is PureScript really any more production-ready than Idris? That wasn't the impression I got.
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Re:Scala Native with Denys Shabalin – Software Engineering D... by phazer on Friday October 20, 2017 @07:51AM (#15515008)
It seems a bit more mature, at least in terms of package management and available libraries (https://pursuit.purescript.org). I'm not very impressed with the editor/IDE support though.
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