Re: [ooc-compiler] Dead or just comatose?

[Michael v. A. <mic...@gm...>]

On 28 July 2010 17:29, Stewart Greenhill <sgr...@ii...> wrote:
> [...]
> These days I'm mostly using Java though I have recently been looking into
> Python and Scala - don't have time to learn every new thing. I still have
> some semi-active code using OOC. I occasionally use C for embedded
> programming - still the most efficient for small machines.

Interesting that you mention Scala.  I was considering to take a look at
this language as well.  But then I decided that one JVM based language
like Clojure is more than enough for me.  So Odersky's 750+ pages Scala
book never found its way onto my bookshelf.

Erlang is also tremendously interesting, but it's unlikely that I will
encounter a problem in the near future where I can put its strengths to
good use.  It sure does provide a very different view on programming, and
especially on how one can do reliable and/or distributed systems.

When I started using Python years ago, I thought that it had a lot of appeal
for an Oberon programmer like myself.  I like how it evolved over time, the
Python guys are a bunch of very bright folks.

-- mva