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The JVM is a great platform, even if I prefer not to use Java the language much. Most of the code I write these days is in Scala.

There's a very detailed presentation on Scala 2.11 features and improvements here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByDPifJMSvQ

There's quite lot of discussion around the compiler performance improvements.

Actually I do expect a certain degree of privacy while in public. No everyone is comfortable with Google spying and data mining everything they can get their hands on.

I can't wait for Google's fleet of personal spy drones to violate my privacy even further.

The quality of their books is decent, but O'Reilly books are typically clearer to read and more focused. I might buy this book today, simply because there is currently no O'Reilly book on Go (not even early access).

I wish someone would provide an early access book on Rust (even if it is a bit of a moving target).

IntelliJ + Scala is very productive for me, also not sure what he's on about.

I would strongly discourage the use of compiler plug-ins, especially those which modify the bytecode. Not only does it make for code which is hard to follow and difficult debug, but most of them break with each new JDK release, often in unpredictable ways, forcing you to wait for updates.

Given the choice I always pick Scala over Java. Maintaining legacy Java code with AspectJ, Lombok and other behind-your-back bytecode manipulations are literally the bane of my existence.

Nice work!