[sjrd]

You are mostly accurate wrt. the "financial" situation of Scala.js. Except that the Scala Center has an explicit Recommendation to "ensure the continuity of Scala.js" [1]. At least that means that, should I (the Ph.D. student doing Scala.js right now) stop working on it, the Scala Center has a mission to ensure someone keeps working on it. As with all Scala Center Recommendations, this is not a guarantee. But given the popularity of Scala.js within the Scala eco-system, I am confident that solutions will be found! Read more about the Scala Center and how it works at [2]

[1] https://github.com/scalacenter/advisoryboard/blob/master/min... [2] https://scala.epfl.ch/

[lomnakkus]

> the Scala Center has a mission to ensure someone keeps working on it.

Heh, I hope it's you! :)

Seriously, scala.js has been amazing for us! Thank you for all that hard work!

EDIT: Of course you might still be beaten out by scala.native -> WebAssembly -> Browser... nah, not really. :)

[lomnakkus]

(Too late to edit my comment.)

Were you at ScalaDays 2017 CPH? I don't think I saw you there, but you deserve a round of applause, you Magnificent Bastard, you!

[sjrd]

Thank you. No I wasn't there this year. I was furiously preparing this release :-p

See you probably in London for Scala eXchange ;)

[sraquo]

Thanks! You know, if it comes to that, Scala.js community is a passionate bunch, we could probably crowdfund it :)

[virtualwhys]

It would be shocking if they hired anyone but the creator of Scala.js -- hopefully after you finish your doctorate this winter Lightbend and/or Scala Center will step up and make it happen.

[brianwawok]

What if he wants to quit scala.js and go code trading bots to get filthy rich :)

[sjrd]

Unlikely. I love compilers too much.

[atemerev]

I work in a trading shop (not filthy rich yet, though). Do you know that Scala to FPGA compilers based on Chisel are all in vogue these days? ;)

[sjrd]

Ah ah!

[SomeStupidPoint]

Are there any public Scala to FPGA compilers?

[rubenfiszel]

WIP: https://github.com/stanford-ppl/spatial-lang