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Scala Programming Language

Comments focus on the presence and usage of Scala in a codebase or project, its strengths like multi-platform compilation, tooling compared to Java, and debates on its future viability versus alternatives like Kotlin and Rust.

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mgkimsal • Jan 9, 2011 • View on HN

i thought it would be about Scala as well.

hota_mazi • May 31, 2017 • View on HN

Scala's future is very unclear, pick Kotlin instead.

dimarco • Dec 18, 2009 • View on HN

There is a ton of Scala in there.

andrzejsz • Apr 18, 2017 • View on HN

What is wrong with Scala that some companies seem to abandon it in favour of Java?

soc88 • Mar 30, 2012 • View on HN

Isn't that what Scala already does quite successfully for a while now?

eip • Sep 6, 2016 • View on HN

Scala. Not as good as Java tooling but good enough.

esusatyo • Nov 8, 2012 • View on HN

They used Scala, not Java, on JVM.

q3r3qr3q • Feb 17, 2017 • View on HN

I can't believe you're not using Scala there.

premium-concern • Jul 30, 2016 • View on HN

Scala compiles to JavaScript, to the JVM, to Android, and (soon) to native. Give it a try!

666lumberjack • Sep 3, 2018 • View on HN

Always nice to see Scala being used for something like this