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Purpose of “let expression” (LetExpr) in the Java compiler?

java compiler language-design let asked Dec 4 '11 at 0:57
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What are the current challenges of the D programming language?

d phobos tango asked Jul 8 '10 at 15:54
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Why does the JVM still not support tail-call optimization?

java language-agnostic optimization jvm tail-call-optimization asked Sep 1 '10 at 9:07
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What is the difference between a class and a type in Scala (and Java)?

java class scala types language-design asked Feb 17 '11 at 16:25
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Closures in Scala vs Closures in Java

scala programming-languages closures language-design java-8 asked May 26 '11 at 16:41
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What are the benefits and disadvantages in the approaches of C#, Java and Scala to Closures/Lambdas/…?

c# java scala lambda closures asked Aug 19 '11 at 12:12
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26 votes

Why was IEnumerable<T> made covariant in C# 4?

c# generics ienumerable language-design covariance asked Jul 18 '11 at 11:36
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26 votes

Code exercising the unique possibilities of each edge of the lambda calculus

scala language-agnostic types theory lambda-calculus asked Nov 26 '11 at 23:39
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Which functionality/feature in Scala only exists as a concession to the underlying platform and should be removed if targeting something else?

scala port compatibility llvm asked Jun 6 '11 at 18:48
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Compatibility between Scala closures and Java 8 closures

java scala closures scala-java-interop asked Jun 15 '10 at 15:02
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What are your experiences developing in Scala/Lift?
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What is coming up for scala in 2.10?
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Disadvantages of Scala type system versus Haskell?
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How do libraries in different programming languages handle Date & Time, Timestamps & Durations, Leapseconds & -years, DSTs & Timezones, …?
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What does “no global type inference” mean regarding Scala?
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How to start on scala
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How does Java's use-site variance compare to C#'s declaration site variance?
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Is there a way to let arguments be var instead of val?
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“Arrays” in Scala
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Where can I find list of all special traits in Scala?
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What does Mirah offer over JRuby,Groovy and Scala?
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Reasons for Scala collections
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Scala, Java and equality
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How to add a method to Enumeration in Scala?
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Selectively disable subsumption in Scala? (correctly type List.contains)
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How do the Scala based frameworks stack up for a complete Scala newbie - Lift, Play, Circumflex, etc
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scala turning an Iterator[Option[T]] into an Iterator[T]
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How can scala applications for android be reduced in file size?
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JVM based language without language runtime
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Should I prefer sealed class or Enumeration in Scala?
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Best (scala & other languages that target java vm) optimizations
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Why don't scala collections have any human-readable methods like .append, .push, etc
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Python+Tornado vs Scala+Lift?
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How to talk about companion objects vs regular objects?
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