I see Scala as an alternative to Java/Go for Ruby web developers who want a statically typed language that feels more dynamic. Yes, you can go crazy with Scala, but if you are responsible, I would say that migrating from Ruby to Scala is easier than to Java or Go. (I use Scala at work commercially for 3 years now and I have my issues with it, but I don't have an alternative, tried Kotlin and Java 8, and some Go, couldn't give up Scala)
> Yes, you can go crazy with Scala, but if you are responsible
The problem is not so much the code you write but the one you have to read/use.Languages that are more rigid are often easier to work with,they are predictable,as you wont have to deal with strange apis.
I believe Java8 or Kotlin are good enough. Scala is sometimes just unreadable when you have to read other people's source code.
Is it really worse than the pattern/OO folks that end up creating dozens of one-member interfaces, namespaces galore, even separate compilation units for absolutely no reason other than it feels "enterprisey"?
Interestingly, the Ruby developers I know seem more inclined towards Clojure than Scala. One stated he was more attracted by immutability than type safety, hence Clojure over Scala.
