Re:Will Java 8 Kill Scala?
by pron on Thursday March 27, 2014 @06:41AM
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I also think Scala has shown Kotlin the way, and Kotlin – in terms of adopting features based on maturity – is half way between Scala and Java, which is a better place to be, IMO, at least for those companies that want to try new things but don't want to mess with the cutting edge, either.
Personally, I think Scala is a decent research language for testing out language features, but it is not a right fit for adoption in large organizations. Obviously, others will disagree, but that's not the point.
The point is that some organizations and developers want to use cutting edge languages, and the majority are more conservative. Neither of them is "right", and both are necessary. Early adopters show the way by trying new things sometimes successfully and sometimes less so, and without them we'll be stuck in our old ways. But if everyone were an early adopter, the industry would frantically jump from one language to another, re-inventing libraries and not getting much actual work done.
Personally, I think Scala is a decent research language for testing out language features, but it is not a right fit for adoption in large organizations. Obviously, others will disagree, but that's not the point.
The point is that some organizations and developers want to use cutting edge languages, and the majority are more conservative. Neither of them is "right", and both are necessary. Early adopters show the way by trying new things sometimes successfully and sometimes less so, and without them we'll be stuck in our old ways. But if everyone were an early adopter, the industry would frantically jump from one language to another, re-inventing libraries and not getting much actual work done.