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@cbeust as @jamesiry said in the comments; the Scala -> Java is C++ -> C is bad analogy http://tinyurl.com/badced as Scala removes lots of Jabout 2 hours ago from Adium in reply to cbeust
@shaberman lol! guice rocks - have you seen guiceyfruit :) http://code.google.com/p/gu...about 2 hours ago from Adium in reply to shaberman
@dima767 I prefer to use scala now if thats what you're asking. I'm totally over my dynamic typing phase :)about 4 hours ago from Adium in reply to dima767
@geoffreywiseman personally I try to avoid osgi where I can; hacking web apps in jetty/tomcat is way simpler. it has its uses thoughabout 4 hours ago from Adium in reply to geoffreywiseman
@deanwampler you're most welcome, thanks for a great book! looking forward to finding time to finish reading it :)about 4 hours ago from Adium in reply to deanwampler
@psnively scala + camel works great as a way to work with ActiveMQ :)about 4 hours ago from Adium in reply to psnively
@psnively yeah - I really liked the bindforge/scalamodules/peaberry DSL stuff: http://bit.ly/1omSKabout 4 hours ago from Adium in reply to psnively
@psnively we already made a start at scala APIs to projects I work on :) http://camel.apache.org/sca...about 5 hours ago from Adium in reply to psnively
@njbartlett unfortunately today maven transitive dependencies bare little resemblance to osgi runtime dependencies; the pain is in the deltaabout 5 hours ago from Adium in reply to njbartlett
@stephanosbacon osgi is definitely easier than EARs & jbi deployment units. Its way harder than making web apps in WARs thoughabout 5 hours ago from Adium in reply to stephanosbacon
working with osgi+maven reminds me of linking big ass c++ programs back in the day. 1 hour coding == 5 days linking :(about 5 hours ago from Adium
@michaelneale thanks for the heads up! text updated :)about 7 hours ago from Adium in reply to michaelneale
@dhanji I understand the pushback on implicit conversions in scala but l like them; you can always just not import them :) tooling importantabout 7 hours ago from Adium in reply to dhanji
scala as the long term replacement for java/javac? http://bit.ly/B3sVuabout 7 hours ago from Adium
Large Hadron Rap RT @tirsen RT @joewalnes: Understanding the Large Hadron Collider - http://bit.ly/slWnLabout 8 hours ago from Adium in reply to tirsen
idea for meeting ticker http://bit.ly/CYTLg the person arranging the meeting has to enter their credit card, proceeds to charity or beer6:36 AM Jul 2nd from Adium
trying maven 2.2.0 - so far nothing bad has happened2:43 AM Jul 2nd from Adium
some stuff I've been hacking on is there; will blog when better documented! RT @rajdavies Fuse Forge - is open! - see http://bit.ly/183CiP1:30 AM Jul 2nd from Adium in reply to rajdavies
love the meeting ticker :) http://bit.ly/CYTLg1:23 AM Jul 2nd from Adium
crikey this laptop is almost too hot to use - crazy hot weather and loads of builds don't mix! need to hack in the fridge9:31 AM Jul 1st from Adium

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