negrolious
Why Xtend and not Scala as a Java alternative
Java 8 vs. Xtend
Re:Using Scala to handle exponential growth at a startup
on Tuesday December 18, 2012 @04:18PM (#4939644)
"A preprocessor to give me Java 8 lambda syntax would probably solve all the issues I have with Java right now." Xtend seems to do this and more http://blog.efftinge.de/2012/12/java-8-vs-xtend.html
Re:A better Java: Scala or Xtend?
on Sunday September 30, 2012 @05:18PM (#4594201)
Groovy has a lot of interop issues. The dynamic resolution of overloaded methods being just one example. Xtend is much more interoperable as it binds at compile-time just like Java does and uses the exact same type system.
Eclipse releases Java alternative Xtend
Re:The future is specific
on Tuesday May 22, 2012 @03:46PM (#4009594)
Eclipse with http://xtext.org is an outstanding platform for domain-specific languages and domain-specific tools. I don't know any tool which comes even close.