In this past week's poll, a majority of voters expressed the view that new JVM languages are a positive development. 391 votes were cast. The exact question and results were:
What do you think about the accelerating emergence of new languages for the JVM?
54% (212 votes) - It's great; they extend the flexibility of the JVM
22% (87 votes) - It's an interesting development
7% (22 votes) - It's irrelevant: only Java matters
10% (39 votes) - Why do we need so many JVM languages?
4% (15 votes) - Not good: new languages fracture the JVM
3% (11 votes) - I don't know; other
Combining the first two responses, more than 3/4 of voters view the emergence of new JVM languages in a positive light. Only 4% of the voters consider new JVM languages to be a negative development.
There was one comment posted. jeeky expressed his enthusiasm over there finally being some choice in JVM languages, in "Scala - Learn it, Love it":
I've been wanting this development for years and Scala has been the language that has addressed all of my Java frustrations. Learn it, love it, don't go back!
New poll: your IDE
This week's new poll asks a very basic question: Which IDE do you use?. This is the kind of question that I think it's useful to ask periodically, so we can assess the changes in preference over time. So, what are you using on a regular basis today? Vote and let us all know!
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