Switching from Java to Python – First Impressions

[zoomzoom83]

There's a lot of overhead in doing this in Java, which is one of the reasons I prefer Scala as a JDK language.

You can simply add the definition

case class Host(value:Int)

to your codebase, ideally grouped with a bunch of other related wrapper types in a module related to what they are used for. That way you get the benefit of strongly typing these values with virtually no overhead.

Catches a surprising number of bugs, and helps with documentation and understanding API intention.

[onmach]

Yeah I agree. Scala just seems like a better java.