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Pacific Northwest Scala 2013 We're Doing It All Wrong by Paul Phillips

Confreaks · talk · Watch on YouTube

Programming language designFunctional programmingCompilers, interpreters & program analysis

What it is

Paul Phillips, a former Scala core contributor, argues after moving a million lines of code that much of what the software industry does is wrong. He critiques Scala and compiler design and calls for better approaches.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited as an insider's critique of Scala and of non-incremental compilers, often by people warning others off Scala.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2013, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “Anyone seriously considering Scala should listen to his talk”

    Former Scala core contributor's critique, worth hearing before adopting Scala

    mietek, 2015-05 · Recommendation · in “What every computer science major should know (2011)”

  2. “I would highly recommend the following rants against Scala by Paul Phillips”

    Rant against Scala that also covers editing syntax trees directly

    arkadiyt, 2015-05 · Recommendation · in “JetBrains' MPS Projectional Editor [video]”

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Topics: scala, compilers, paul phillips, incremental compilation, language design

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