Yet another attempt to replace Java
July 12, 2009
Which language will achieve critical mass? Will it be Groovy, Scala, or Clojure? Maybe Jruby or Jython? Could it be JavaFX Script? Or maybe Fan is finally the answer. All they seem to have in common is “let’s fix Java”. With C# closing in on one side and Ruby on the other, the biggest threat to Java may be having too many potential successors with no clear and obvious choice. Still, it’s interesting to watch language design evolve.
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