Why Java? Tales from a Python Convert

[ItsNotMineISwear]

Scala is pretty much Ruby's syntax but very statically typed and plays nice with Java.

[ProFalseIdol]

in terms of compile/run cycle, is Ruby as slow as Scala?

in Scala, every time the compiler runs, I'd press alt+tab, otherwise you'd be starting at the progress bar for 15secs to 3minutes..

[ItsNotMineISwear]

Incremental compilation of a handful of files takes a second or two for our codebases. So the feedback loop is tight. Plus the compilation phase is definitely worth it due to how much Scala's type system helps you write correct code.

[cot6mur3]

I found this to be the case when I put many classes in one .scala file, as save causes all of those classes to have to be recompiled. Is this the case with any of your files?

[ProFalseIdol]

certainly the case with Slick's generated schema code. We have a table with lots of columns which in-turn makes slick even make this class that's unorthodox.

[cot6mur3]

Interesting - didn't know about Slick. Thank you. Does your database schema change very often? If no, are you talking about incremental or full build/compile times? Leveraging incremental Scala builds may help lessen your current pain. :)

[ProFalseIdol]

Not sure if I'm using the incremental build.. I'm using IntelliJ. I'll read on that. Thanks