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Jeff Heon

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Nickname: jfheon
Registered: Feb, 2005

Jeff Heon is software developer who has worked mainly with OO languages.

Scala Light... A Java successor?

Posted: Jun 17, 2008 11:51 AM

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Original Post: Scala Light... A Java successor? Feed Title: The Careful Programmer Feed URL: http://thecarefulprogrammer.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default Feed Description: A (starting) collection of my musings about programming. I'll brush more often on Scala related topics since I am currently learning it.	Latest Scala Buzz Posts Latest Scala Buzz Posts by Jeff Heon Latest Posts From The Careful Programmer

Upon reading on a few forums in Artima, I detected a desire for both a fuller Java and a simpler Scala. A fuller Java to have things like type inference and more functional style constructs. A simpler Scala to be have an easier specification, both for the mind and for the IDE.

What do you think would be more appropriate to help Java developers get a better language?

Continue to selectively better the Java Language
Define a subset of Scala, a Scala Light if you will. Or would a subset of Scala defeat the purpose of its synergy of features?
Another choice

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