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Scala for the Impatient: syntax is weird to Java developers

 
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Hello and welcome to the ranch!


A lot of java developers don't want to learn scala, because they find that syntax is weird and too hard to understand. I have found out that it happens to people that are developing in Java for many many years. Do you have any idea why is that?
 
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I think that would be a fantastic reason to learn a bit of Scala.

You do not want to be in a state of mind where you reject a potentially promising technology because the syntax is "weird". On the contrary. You want to be in a state of mind where you can say "hey, I've mastered a weird syntax before, and it wasn't a big deal in the end."

I teach computer science, and I always tell my students that the particular languages or tools that I am covering today is not important--in twenty years, few people will use them. What is important is that they learn how to learn, so that they can keep up with a lifelong career of rapid technological change.

So, go forth and learn Scala! It is close enough to Java that you won't feel like a stranger in a strange land, but it opens your mind to new ideas about programming.

Cheers,

Cay
 
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