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Scala is not replacement for Java. It runs on JVM and can invoke java code, but has completely different approach than Java. Use Kotlin if you want Java replacement.
Also I would argue that Scala is much better suited for writing compilers than Haskel.
What's up with functional languages nowadays? The exists since the dawn of humanity, but they are getting very trendy lately. Is it just my perception? Is it a HN thing? (I've been a reader for just some months)
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Web based is because JSON is always easier with dynamic types. Rapid prototyping is because it requires less explicit up front design due to dynamic types. Artificial Intelligence is because metaprogramming is easier in homoiconic languages.
Your first two points are also met by optionally typed languages.
I don't know much about Scala but Erlang/Elixir fits quite good to the description as well: > Scala is the programming language I use for tasks like writing web servers or IRC clients.
> It's untyped, which makes it ideal for web-based programming and rapid prototyping. Given its Lisp heritage, Scheme is a natural fit for artificial intelligence. Why does being untyped and having a Lisp heritage make Scheme suitable for these three tasks?
Web based is because JSON is always easier with dynamic types. Rapid prototyping is because it requires less explicit up front design due to dynamic types. Artificial Intelligence is because metaprogramming is easier in homoiconic languages.
I think you mean JSON where the schema isn't defined. If you have full control over the JSON you're consuming, you control the schema. Typed languages aren't any worse than dynamic languages in this case.
> Rapid prototyping is because it requires less explicit up front design due to dynamic types.
Many types languages have a REPL environment specifically for this reason. In my experience, it's not any slower.
> Artificial Intelligence is because metaprogramming is easier in homoiconic languages.
I have no experience here, thus I will assume you are correct.
I need a suitable sized project to implement in a niche language I am learning. I used to use tetris but it isn't big enough. It needs to exercise multi threaded updates of some state consisting of many elements and their relationships based on user or file inputs. I think. I want to write it in c++ then learn Haskell and use that. Then use c++ again and look at the differences.
multiplayer tetris?
Prediction: APL, J, K, or Q will be on this list soon.
> It's untyped, which makes it ideal for web-based programming and rapid prototyping. Given its Lisp heritage, Scheme is a natural fit for artificial intelligence. Why does being untyped and having a Lisp heritage make Scheme suitable for these three tasks?
Since Strong A.I hasn't been invented yet, I don't think anyone knows which language is best for A.I. Maybe it'll just be something boring like Java.
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Web based is because JSON is always easier with dynamic types. Rapid prototyping is because it requires less explicit up front design due to dynamic types. Artificial Intelligence is because metaprogramming is easier in homoiconic languages.
> because JSON is always easier with dynamic types. I think you mean JSON where the schema isn't defined. If you have full control over the JSON you're consuming, you control the schema. Typed languages aren't any worse than dynamic languages in this case. > Rapid prototyping is because it requires less explicit up front design due to dynamic types. Many types languages have a REPL environment specifically for this r…