[blackiron]

The problem with scala and other non mainstream but powerful languages is that they are just ugly; no amount of marketing and feature lists will make them attractive because aesthethics are hard wired into our brains; at a low level ugly equals misery and pain, at a higher level its just an indicator of maintenance problems. Perl got away with it because at the time because there were not many options for scripting, now Python and Ruby are now dancing on its grave.

[Peaker]

> The problem with scala and other non mainstream but powerful languages is that they are just ugly

You seem to be implying they all are ugly, as if mainstream languages are chosen for their beauty?

[jjm]

I can understand your viewpoint however I don't consider Scala ugly. How about some more explanation if you can.