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Re:Scala at scale at Databricks by msilb on Friday December 10, 2021 @12:30AM (#29506739)
> If I had to describe the style of Scala written at Databricks, I’d put it at 50% Java-ish, 30% Python-ish, 20% functional

This is interesting as in taking a different approach to most other Scala shops I’ve experienced so far where die-hard monoid/functors fanatics take over and make the code base completely incomprehensible to outsiders / new hires. This seems to be a much more sensible approach.

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Re:Scala at scale at Databricks by foolfoolz on Friday December 10, 2021 @01:03AM (#29506887)
die hard functional scala is the exception not the rule. this isn’t really constrained to scala, language zealots can exist in any language. the real problem is a lack of understanding what maintainable code is
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Re:Scala at scale at Databricks by grumpyprole on Friday December 10, 2021 @02:30AM (#29507370)
Yes, over-engineering is common in many languages, especially Java, where Spring and OOP patterns would be deployed everywhere. It is not a unique problem to Scala.
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Re:Scala at scale at Databricks by leetrout on Friday December 10, 2021 @12:38AM (#29506793)
This was exactly my experience at a scala shop.

They didnt want to explain / help other devs.

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