Python lossing place against Scala?

[ignacio giagante]

Is it true the tittle? O just a comment? Scala mixes two powerful paradigms and is one the best static type language at moment. So, if Python is dynamic, should I compare these two language? I have not taken yet a decision about what language choice. So, let me know or give me an advise to continue in one direction.

[Sayth renshaw]

More comparable would be Python and Groovy. both Dynamic.

I wouldn't start learn Scala, Python would be the clear winner there however if your goal is to work on the JVM then Groovy or Java would be choice of languages. Groovy does have a bonus in that you can write both static and dynamically, however there are fewer learning resources for Scala and Groovy as most writers assume your knowledge of java.

For a functional language try haskell and a good beginner book Learn You a haskell http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Image:Lyah.png

[ignacio giagante]

I´m gonna check Groovy and of Course Python. Thanks!

[Hussein Baghdadi]

Is it true the tittle?

No!

O just a comment?

Where did you hear/read it?

[Hussein Baghdadi]

Sayth renshaw wrote:

I wouldn't start learn Scala, Python would be the clear winner there however if your goal is to work on the JVM then Groovy or Java would be choice of languages. Groovy does have a bonus in that you can write both static and dynamically, however there are fewer learning resources for Scala and Groovy as most writers assume your knowledge of java.

If the OP's goal is to work on the JVM, then why he shouldn't consider Scala programming language?

Groovy does have a bonus in that you can write both static and dynamically

True for Scala too (Scala enjoys type inference).

[Matthew Brown]

Hussein Baghdadi wrote:

Groovy does have a bonus in that you can write both static and dynamically

True for Scala too (Scala enjoys type inference).

Type inference isn't the same as dynamic typing, though. It just makes strong typing easier.

[Lanny Gilbert]

Python (actually Jython) also has an advantage (in my job anyway) in that it is the basis for the Weblogic Scripting Tool (WLST), which allows you to do amazing things with Weblogic with regards to server config, server monitoring and application deployment.

[Hussein Baghdadi]

Matthew Brown wrote:

Hussein Baghdadi wrote:

Groovy does have a bonus in that you can write both static and dynamically

True for Scala too (Scala enjoys type inference).

Type inference isn't the same as dynamic typing, though. It just makes strong typing easier.

Yes indeed!
However, Martin Odersky added "Dynamic" type to Scala: https://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/changeset/23993
That (according my my understanding) brings some dynamic typing to Scala.

[Raf Szczypiorski]

It is actually a high exaggeration that you can write statically typed Groovy code. It just allows you to declare types, and at runtime, the system performs casts, that's all. You can still call any method on such instances, including those that are _not_ in the target type, or those that are not visible / defined in the target type - welcome to duck typing.
To be clear - I am not bashing groovy in any way. I am a huge fan of both it and python, but I use them for different purposes. But that's a story that requires a different topic.

[Sai Hegde]

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