Dotty 0.2.0-RC1
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Dotty 0.2.0-RC1
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Re: Dotty 0.2.0-RC1
#2Direct link to the announcement: http://scala-lang.org/blog/2017/07/12/second-dotty-milestone...
Re: Dotty 0.2.0-RC1
#3This is some language; not the graph layout package.
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#4This is some language; not the graph layout package.
It's the new language that the creator of Scala is now working on.
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#7Dotty is apparently the "next generation compiler for Scala": http://dotty.epfl.ch/
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's the new language that the creator of Scala is now working on.
i thought dotty is a new compiler for scala, not a new language does it break compatibility with current version of scala
It's a brand new language that looks like Scala but has its own syntax, which is incompatible with Scala's.
Re: Dotty 0.2.0-RC1
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
i thought dotty is a new compiler for scala, not a new language does it break compatibility with current version of scala
It's a brand new language that looks like Scala but has its own syntax, which is incompatible with Scala's.
That's no true at all. The syntax is pretty similar with few key differences. The idea is for dotty to become Scala 3.0. But, in the meantime, the next Scala 2.* versions will pave the way for 3.0. Meaning to avoid too many breaking changes in 3.0.
The above has been said repeatedly by Martin Odersky (creator of Scala) and the folks on the Scala compiler team in talks and discussions.
Re: Dotty 0.2.0-RC1
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
i thought dotty is a new compiler for scala, not a new language does it break compatibility with current version of scala
It's a brand new language that looks like Scala but has its own syntax, which is incompatible with Scala's.
No, Dotty is the next generation Scala compiler, the syntax is overwhelmingly compatible, with new features and some breakage.
Just like Go has "gofix", Scala will have "Scalafix", that will automate migration between Scala 2.x (scalac) and Scala 3.x (Dotty)