Scala lets you define new operators, but only in the sense that any method can be used in operator notation and method names don’t have to be alphanumeric (e.g. ++ is a valid method name).
Scala lets you quote reserved words in order to use them as identifiers. They’re quoted, though; an unquoted reserved word cannot be used as an identifier.
Several Java operators, including instanceof, are just methods in Scala. They are special in that they are final and don’t cause NPE when called on null, but they are not reserved words and can, for example, be used as local variable names.
Scala isn’t insane, just misunderstood. Its build tool, on the other hand… 😬
Scala isn’t insane, just misunderstood. Its build tool, on the other hand… 😬
Good thing is, mill brings a lot of sanity into this space. It’s been years since I’ve had to use sbt on a regular basis, and every time I looked at it since was with incomprehension and disgust. I don’t think sbt is improving in ways that makes it friendlier. Nowadays scala-cli is all the rage, and deserved (IMO).
Yeah … but Scala is insane, you can fundamentally redefine the behavior of reserved words.
Since when?
Scala lets you define new operators, but only in the sense that any method can be used in operator notation and method names don’t have to be alphanumeric (e.g.
++is a valid method name).Scala lets you quote reserved words in order to use them as identifiers. They’re quoted, though; an unquoted reserved word cannot be used as an identifier.
Several Java operators, including
instanceof, are just methods in Scala. They are special in that they arefinaland don’t cause NPE when called onnull, but they are not reserved words and can, for example, be used as local variable names.Scala isn’t insane, just misunderstood. Its build tool, on the other hand… 😬
Good thing is, mill brings a lot of sanity into this space. It’s been years since I’ve had to use sbt on a regular basis, and every time I looked at it since was with incomprehension and disgust. I don’t think sbt is improving in ways that makes it friendlier. Nowadays scala-cli is all the rage, and deserved (IMO).