Something that gets attention from Java developers is Scala's implementation of the Actor concurrency model, which is a fundamental alternative to the shared-state locking that Java provides. Erlang has offered this for many years, but Scala offers it with a more familiar syntax, and is likely to get a more enthusiastic uptake for that reason alone.
As well as this Scala is functional (first-class functions, currying etc) as well as OO, and Scala programs can use the standard Java libraries if they wish, which again makes the transition easier for Java developers.
I would think that the biggest risk is not accessing the existing listed accounts, it's having the information to open other accounts (or credit cards, mortgages etc) in the name of the listed person.
I like the sentiment, but it has the down-side of associating those decent providers of software with the meaningless corporate-speak. I say steer-clear and leave microsoft and their bloggers to make an ass of themselves.
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There's some irony in the fact that you have to hit this website over 20 times in order to read the article...
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Something that gets attention from Java developers is Scala's implementation of the Actor concurrency model, which is a fundamental alternative to the shared-state locking that Java provides. Erlang has offered this for many years, but Scala offers it with a more familiar syntax, and is likely to get a more enthusiastic uptake for that reason alone.
As well as this Scala is functional (first-class functions, currying etc) as well as OO, and Scala programs can use the standard Java libraries if they wish, which again makes the transition easier for Java developers.
God help us when the Second Variety is developed...
....the Peel Session Archive is the real treasure chest:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/
You can already stream some sessions from this site. Being able to sift through them all is likely to take up years of my life.
I would think that the biggest risk is not accessing the existing listed accounts, it's having the information to open other accounts (or credit cards, mortgages etc) in the name of the listed person.
I like the sentiment, but it has the down-side of associating those decent providers of software with the meaningless corporate-speak. I say steer-clear and leave microsoft and their bloggers to make an ass of themselves.