> I make it a firm policy to not talk about other new languages when I blog about Ceylon, because whenever I have mentioned Scala in the past, even just in passing, I have found myself the subject of quite vicious personal attacks.
I'm sorry to hear that. That's certainly not a productive way to have a conversation, though, and it's rather confusing you'd try to argue for the benefits of your hard work without making them in terms of languages people actually use.
> Much of the rest of the work seems to mirror what Scala did several years ago, and this seems to nearly replicate that.
I have already demolished this claim on this thread, as you very well understand.
I personally make it a policy to admit error when I err. It's up to you to decide whether this is also your policy, or whether you prefer goalpost-shifting and prevarication.
> No, I demanded you reference a similar language to actually compare the benefits of your changes.
I make it a firm policy to not talk about other new languages when I blog about Ceylon, because whenever I have mentioned Scala in the past, even just in passing, I have found myself the subject of quite vicious personal attacks. I'm going to continue with that policy, this thread notwithstanding. But thanks for your feedback anyway.