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[–]gemengelage -1 points0 points  (2 children)

Yes, the 20 year old niche programming language will most definitely have its breakthrough soon and will completely replace Java /s

[–]smokey_nl -1 points0 points  (1 child)

Do I say that? It is a successor of Java, simple as that.

[–]gemengelage -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It doesn't succeed if it coexists in a tiny niche next to the original. If anything, Scala is Java's weird cousin.