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Scala Might Have Legs

It looks like Scala is creeping into the mainstream. I definitely have to try it out on something ‘real’ soon. In the meantime here are some posts I’ve come across introducing Scala:

• Scala: Everything is an Object!
• Scale up with Scala
• Scala: Compose Classes with Mixins
• Generics in Scala - Part 1
• Scala Hosts a Friendly Visitor

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This entry was posted on Saturday, June 17th, 2006 at 2:28 pm and is filed under Programming. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “Scala Might Have Legs”

1. JD says:
   June 17th, 2006 at 9:49 pm

   Not entirely sure how you get from “about 1000 downloads per month” to “creeping into the mainstream.” Brainfuck probably gets that kind of download. I doubt anyone is planning on writing enterprise software in Brainfuck.

2. Miles says:
   June 19th, 2006 at 12:06 pm

   Maybe mainstream is a bit strong, but going from a research project to a regular feature on a popular development site is a big step. Plus there is one person in the discussion who has used Scala for a client project.

   Given that Scala compiles to byte code I think bringing it in on a Java project is closer to using XDoclet or AspectJ, than introducing a completely new language like Ruby.

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