FAQ: Scala 3 vs 2: tilt it farther towards 3 #3180
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I also agree we should sell Scala 3 more.
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You repeat "That said" two times, my formal English is not that good to think of alternatives, but maybe there are better combinators, like using
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Should we also mention
LTSVSnext? Maybe in another FAQ entry and link it?
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Hmm, I'm not sure if that's actually an FAQ. It does sometimes come up, but my hope is that people are normally finding their way to Scala Next by default. In any case, I think it would be a separate entry. |
| exists, and there are more and more jobs using Scala 3. You should strongly | ||
| consider learning Scala 3. It's still fairly new, released in 2021. | ||
| But it's the future, and it's the best version for | ||
| Regardless, you should choose Scala 3 unless you have a specific reason |
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s/Regardless/Irregardless
| consider learning Scala 3. It's still fairly new, released in 2021. | ||
| But it's the future, and it's the best version for | ||
| Regardless, you should choose Scala 3 unless you have a specific reason | ||
| to need 2. Scala 3 is the future, and it's the best version for | ||
| falling in love with the language and everything it has to offer. |
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They always say an "older version" is better for falling in love, especially your first time.
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| That said, many Scala jobs are still Scala 2 jobs. In most cases, the | ||
| cause of that is simply inertia, especially at large shops. (But it can | ||
| sometimes be due to availability of specific libraries.) |
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This makes Scala shops sound stodgy and cumbersome.
Many legacy Scala shops need a kick in the pants to upgrade. Since they are eager for young talent, you need only tell them that you're "only comfortable coding in Scala 3" to flip that script.
I think some of the wordings that made sense circa 2021–3 are no longer the best wordings.