Comments on: Scala for Java Refugees Part 6: Getting Over Java http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/scala-for-java-refugees-part-6 (permanently in beta) Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:01:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bernard Amade http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/scala-for-java-refugees-part-6/comment-page-1#comment-4902 Bernard Amade Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:18:33 +0000 http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/scala-for-java-refugees-part-6#comment-4902 thanks you for this introduction! I am now convinced that: - Scala has lot of interesting features - but it's not the way to go ! thanks you for this introduction!
I am now convinced that:

– Scala has lot of interesting features

– but it’s not the way to go !

]]> By: Coral http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/scala-for-java-refugees-part-6/comment-page-1#comment-4862 Coral Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:19:59 +0000 http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/scala-for-java-refugees-part-6#comment-4862 I have read a number of introductory articles on scala and felt the need to say to you that as a java developer yours are the most clear and exciting introductory articles I have found so far. Thank you. I have read a number of introductory articles on scala and felt the need to say to you that as a java developer yours are the most clear and exciting introductory articles I have found so far.
Thank you.

]]> By: Dan MacMillan http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/scala-for-java-refugees-part-6/comment-page-1#comment-4575 Dan MacMillan Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:25:13 +0000 http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/scala-for-java-refugees-part-6#comment-4575 I really enjoyed reading this series. I've been looking at the Scala web site and some other resources but the differences in behaviour between Scala and Java seemed arbitrary. Your series demystified things substantially. Now I can see how the apparently arbitrary syntax is actually the result of methodically applying rules. It should help me in my further investigation of the language. +1, doubleplusgood, would read again. I really enjoyed reading this series. I’ve been looking at the Scala web site and some other resources but the differences in behaviour between Scala and Java seemed arbitrary. Your series demystified things substantially. Now I can see how the apparently arbitrary syntax is actually the result of methodically applying rules. It should help me in my further investigation of the language. +1, doubleplusgood, would read again.

]]> By: Daniel Spiewak http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/scala-for-java-refugees-part-6/comment-page-1#comment-3568 Daniel Spiewak Sun, 11 May 2008 01:43:43 +0000 http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/scala-for-java-refugees-part-6#comment-3568 Nice catch! English too subtle for me. :-) Nice catch! English too subtle for me. :-)

]]> By: Confabulist http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/scala-for-java-refugees-part-6/comment-page-1#comment-3563 Confabulist Sun, 11 May 2008 00:17:34 +0000 http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/scala-for-java-refugees-part-6#comment-3563 Great article, and very useful. One small note, you may wish to change your use of the word "parody" to mean "parity", both here and in the roundup article. Great article, and very useful. One small note, you may wish to change your use of the word “parody” to mean “parity”, both here and in the roundup article.

]]> By: John Simmons http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/scala-for-java-refugees-part-6/comment-page-1#comment-3201 John Simmons Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:57:09 +0000 http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/scala-for-java-refugees-part-6#comment-3201 Very good series. Thanks. Regarding the return value of foreach: If you want a return value, use map or flatMap. Chapter 10 of Scala by Example has a good explanation of how for-comprehensions are translated into map, flatMap, and filter, while for-loops are translated into foreach. Esoteric comment: under the surface, these are monads. And you can use for-comprehensions on any class for which you properly implement map, flatMap, filter, and foreach. Very good series. Thanks.

Regarding the return value of foreach: If you want a return value, use map or flatMap. Chapter 10 of Scala by Example has a good explanation of how for-comprehensions are translated into map, flatMap, and filter, while for-loops are translated into foreach. Esoteric comment: under the surface, these are monads. And you can use for-comprehensions on any class for which you properly implement map, flatMap, filter, and foreach.

]]> By: Alex Haselsberger http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/scala-for-java-refugees-part-6/comment-page-1#comment-3180 Alex Haselsberger Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:58:35 +0000 http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/scala-for-java-refugees-part-6#comment-3180 I recently started with scala and searched for a smart introductory. Here it is ... ;-) I recently started with scala and searched for a smart introductory.

Here it is … ;-)

]]> By: Yasser Helmi http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/scala-for-java-refugees-part-6/comment-page-1#comment-3069 Yasser Helmi Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:22:45 +0000 http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/scala-for-java-refugees-part-6#comment-3069 Thanks a lot for the great work and effort. I like it specially when you compare Scala features to Ruby and C++ with code samples; really neat. Thanks a lot for the great work and effort. I like it specially when you compare Scala features to Ruby and C++ with code samples; really neat.

]]> By: javier http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/scala-for-java-refugees-part-6/comment-page-1#comment-3057 javier Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:39:39 +0000 http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/scala-for-java-refugees-part-6#comment-3057 Thanks for this superb series of posts! Thanks for this superb series of posts!

]]> By: David Linsin http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/scala-for-java-refugees-part-6/comment-page-1#comment-2998 David Linsin Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:16:43 +0000 http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/scala-for-java-refugees-part-6#comment-2998 Great Series! Thanks a lot! Great Series! Thanks a lot!

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