sink posted:

Edit: Thank you for making a new thread!


I don't agree with this. I'm seeing many more companies adopt Scala or begin to dabble in it. Scala's whole strategy for enterprise adoption is that it integrates well with Java (versus Clojure) and has made compromises in language design for that accommodation. There is an easy ramp up path for large organizations with a lot of legacy Java. And a lot of large companies are realizing that if they don't want dim-witted cubicle dwellers as employees, they need to start using the new JVM hotness.

Scala is the functional enterprise language. F# or Haskell might be better functional languages. But if you want a corporate job somewhere writing more functional code, then Scala is something you absolutely should get familiar with. It's an easy gateway drug.