Java or Scala for new greenfield projects ?

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Published on 2010-05-02T14:15:48Z Indexed on 2010/05/02 14:27 UTC
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Hi,

After I read Bloch's discussion http://www.infoq.com/news/2010/04/bloch_java_future I started to think about "Do I have to switch to scala for new web developements" or is java preferred in all cases. What is your opinion ?

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