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Why does scala use the '_' operator for package import instead of '*' as in java?
In my opinion, one of the greatest things about Scala is it's interoperability with Java and its similar syntax. One thing that I found strange is the use of the _ operator for package wilcard imports ...
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8answers
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Is memory management in programming becoming an irrelevant concern?
Background
I revisited an old (but great) site I had not been to for ages - the Alioth Language Shootout (http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/).
I started out programming in C/C++ several years ...
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How will the new development of Java influence its interoperability with languages like Scala and Clojure?
As far as I understand, both Scala and Clojure have been designed as new languages that
depend on the JVM, and
easily integrate with Java code, in the sense that they allow to use Java classes ...
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Decision for Unchecked Exceptions in Scala
As a java programmer, I have always been critical of Unchecked Exceptions. Mostly programmers use it as an en-route to coding easiness only to create trouble later. Also the programs (though untidy) ...
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1answer
522 views
Play 2 with Scala or Java? [closed]
I want to develop a big personal project using Play 2 Framework.
I am expert with Java language but it seems, with the few articles I read that Play 2 works perfectly and especially with Scala.
I've ...
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1answer
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Can Scala be considered a functional superset of Java?
Apart from the differences in syntax, can Scala be considered a superset of Java that adds the functional paradigm to the object-oriented paradigm?
Or are there any major features in Java for which ...
3
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1answer
219 views
Constraints while designing the Java generics
Java generics look quite different from those available in Scala, although both were designed by Martin Odersky. From my point of view, the design of generics in Java is worse, for instance:
there ...
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5answers
981 views
How do you encode Algebraic Data Types in a C#- or Java-like language?
There are some problems which are easily solved by Algebraic Data Types, for example a List type can be very succinctly expressed as:
data ConsList a = Empty | ConsCell a (ConsList a)
consmap f ...
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4answers
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scalablity of Scala over Java
I read an article that says Scala handles concurrency better than Java.
http://www.theserverside.com/feature/Solving-the-Scalability-Paradox-with-Scala-Clojure-and-Groovy
...the scalability ...
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2answers
753 views
What is the ideal learning path to building Android apps with Scala, without prior Java experience
Unfortunately, there are not currently any books on the subject of 'Learn Android Development with Scala', which would be the ideal solution. I'm guessing that I'll need to pick up at least 3 books ...
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Performance of Scala compared to Java
First of all I would like to make it clear that this is not a language-X-versus-language-Y question to determine which is better.
I have been using Java for a long time and I intend to keep using it. ...
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2answers
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Cross “Machine” Code?
Some languages (mostly ones made in the last 2 decades or so) can now not only run (after some compilation step or directly) on several platforms, but also can be compiled to run on several virtual ...
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2answers
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Do you need to know Java before trying Scala
I'm interested in learning Scala. I've been reading a lot about it, but a lot of people value it because it has an actor model which is better for concurrency, it handles xml in a much better way, ...
10
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1answer
464 views
(Dis-)advantages of structural typing
I’ve just watched this talk by Daniel Spiewak where he talks about the advantages of structural typing as compared to Scala’s ans Java’s nominal typing. One example for this difference would be the ...
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3answers
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Developing a Project in a Statically Typed Language Entirely in VIM
I've recently started taking Scala to heart (sweet Python, I still love you, but your collections just can't match Scala's), and in doing so am now using IntelliJ IDEA almost entirely for development.
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