Re: [scala] Scala as the long term replacement for java/javac?

I think we are stuck with jvm legacy just as there is much biological legacy in our bodies. If we need to tinker with the primitive reptilean brain within, lets reserve java for that :-)

- Arnold

On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 20:33:25 Kevin Wright wrote:
> Scala has done a lot to remove unnecessary Java features as well as adding
> new ones.
> "arbitrary static methods" is a good example of this.
>
> I personally can't stand the things, they're a hangover from the global
> state of procedural languages and the C++ heritage.  If the singleton
> pattern had come along first then I seriously doubt that static methods
> would even exist.
>
> Dropping this kind of baggage is as much a part of evolution as adding new
> functionality.  Would you argue that we don't make good use of our genetic
> "virtual machines" because we lack tails and luxurious full-body hair?

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Arnold deVos
Langdale Consultants