Happy Path Programming #85 Scala, Rust, and Durable Computing with John De Goes
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Sep 15, 2023 Expert in Scala, Rust, and durable computing platforms, John De Goes, discusses his Scala & Rust journeys, Golem Cloud, business applications parallelism need, Rust's impressive tooling, differences in meta programming models, building a command line tool with ZOCLI and GraalVM, achieving durability with WebAssembly, exploring potential of durable computing, technology stack, and simplifying reasoning about concurrent programs.
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Language Paths
- Some languages are commercially focused.
- Others become playgrounds for experimentation and research.
Language Trajectory
- John De Goes considers language trajectory when choosing a language.
- He considers market size and potential for industry adoption.
Flix vs. Java
- Flix is interesting but early-stage, lacking a large market.
- De Goes prioritizes languages with existing markets and commitment to stability, like Java.