[cfontes]

Again, Scala is just another tool it's evolving and it's a very nice tool to know...

Of course Java will always be around because it's easy to learn(I earn my money with it BTW) and it protects you from all kinds of stupid errors that newcomers could do in C , C++ or Javascript (memory management, Static Typed, etc...) but Scala provides a very flexible way to code a way that most Java devs are not used to, and therefor it takes a while to learn, but when you do learn it's a Joy I am a proof of that I really like coding in Scala while java is like my work horse, scala is what I use for my fun coding.

BUT... as an young language it have some major drawbacks, like lack of a proper IDE, slow compiling time, lack of Frameworks, lack of documentation and so on... but I am really happy to see Typesafe writing the problems down and fixing them when possible, it will take a while but when it's done it's going to be a very good language to know, and they are slowly I agree but fixing it.

[wiradikusuma]

i'm in the same boat with you. anyway have you tried IntelliJ? its Scala support rocks, and combined with JRebel (free for Scala), it can help reduce development time.

anyway i'm very sad to hear about current situation. i've been secretly wishing scala will become big.

[cfontes]

Thanks I will try it. About Scala maybe it will, just give the Typesafe guys some time( or help them) and hope for the best :D. I myself will not quit studying it because of this, I do it because I like it.

[Maro]

I downvoted you because your 2nd sentence consists of 107 words.

[cfontes]

I was missing a goal to pratice my Scala so I wrote a script to find if you follow your rule, I stopped after getting something bigger than 107 words in order to not hurt HN.

After several 90+ words paragraphs I found this 138 words beauty :D.

" Maro 321 days ago | link | parent | on: "Nothing like this will be built again": a tour of...

When I was getting my degree is Physics we had a lab in the "student reactor", which was still in a large building of its own. As part of the lab we got to sit down to the control console of the reactor and control it, on our own. I remember I was turning one knob increasing the power output when suddenly there was a loud noise, everything shook, and the power output went to zero. Turned out it was the failsafe (I think cadmium rods dropped into the core) as I was too agressive with the controls --- it was a normal occurence for students. (All modern reactors are designed in a way that you can't overdrive them, they'll automatically shut down.) It was great fun and a story I'll be telling for the rest of my life. "

P.S: I didn't count the --- as a word !

[sp332]

Maro complained about a single sentence, not a whole paragraph.

[cfontes]

Point taken, maybe I could rewrite the script :D. Just kidding. I just wanted to show that a constructive argument like the one you made is appreciated and if you down vote me with that I will be glad, but the point that he gave was not useful to make my sentence skills better :D

[alecthomas]

This is the best reply I have ever seen to a grammar nazi comment. Kudos.

[cfontes]

Thanks but it's not about "grammar nazi", English is not my first lang and I appreciate when people help. I wanted to point that it was a silly rule.

[eternalban]

Ironically, that paragraph is the best argument against Scala. Scala doesn't have have failsafes for IT.

[cfontes]

Thanks for the explanation, but where is the rule in English that states that a sentence cannot have 107 words ? I see posts with far more than that everyday here.

[sp332]

You should probably have some kind of punctuation after the word "code", and start a new sentence after the word "Joy". But it's not worth downvoting you.

[Maro]

He practiced his Scala to get back at me, which is pretty cool =)

Totally worth the downvotes my comment receives.

[cfontes]

+1 for that and not to get back, not mad or something at all, did it just to ask for a better explanation next time :D