Java > Scala

[Walter Bright]

On 12/1/2011 1:44 AM, Russel Winder wrote:
> Promoting D gains nothing by pointing out things about Java -- however
> interesting the points may be to some of us.

We're talking on the n.g. here, I'm not writing articles comparing Java to D.


>> For example, you cannot pass by value anything other than the primitive Java
>> data types. There are no pointers. Want an unsigned int? Forget it. Arrays of
>> anything but class references? Nyuk nyuk nyuk. Etc.
>
> So f$$$$$$ what.

It matters if you are trying to implement a language that needs those features, 
but must run on the JVM. That is what I meant by a "rock" a language that 
targets the JVM must carry.


> I put forward vague proposals for how to promote D in my earlier email
> -- wherever that ends up in people's threads :-) -- basically do some
> comparative work to show D's efficacy, get some high profile projects to
> market the use of D.  Basically get outward looking rather than inward
> looking.
>
> This activity almost started with the effort to create new websites and
> new imagery around D, but it all seems to have stalled.

Which ones do you want to help with?