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Can Scala gain wider usage than Java any time soon?

11th February 2012

My answer to Can Scala gain wider usage than Java any time soon? on Quora

No, because Scala is harder to master than Java.

(By “master” I mean get to the point where you can read and understand code written by someone else, no matter what language features and idioms they are using)

Posted 11th February 2012 at 5:17 pm · Follow me on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter or subscribe to my newsletter

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