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Re:Choosing Scala by TylerE on Thursday November 28, 2013 @03:14PM (#6816219)
Might want to take a look at Nimrod (http://nimrod-lang.org/)

* (Mostly) Python-ic syntax (indentation-based)

* Type inferance

* OOP (but only when you want it)

* Good expressivity

* Compiles via c (FAST, easy linking with C libs, no runtime required, prodoces standalone binaries)

* Lean core (Not a "kitchen sink" language, but has good support for FP and OOP)

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Re:Choosing Scala by kvtrew76557 on Thursday November 28, 2013 @03:22PM (#6816257)
I'm rather excited about Nimrod, it actually looks a bit like Scala (pascal-style declarations). Scala has a lot of appeal for (most) organizations where the JVM is very widely used. I guess I tend to look at things from the position of a software engineer rather than from a teaching perspective. I'm really hoping that Nimrod gets a lot of traction (don't want it turning into a D).
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