July 2011
2 posts
Scala, want to win? Here's what's missing:
Killer compiler errors.
In my 10+ years experience w/ statically-typed functional programming, I can say without a doubt, the biggest impediment to both productivity and newbie-adoption is the utter OPAQUENESS of the compiler errors.
When one decides to use a compiled language, you agree to argue with the computer in exchange for correctness of code. You tell it what (you think) you want it to...
MVC w/ Sencha Touch & ExtJS →
Just posted slides & source-code from my recent Javascript Meetup presentation that walked through the basics of setting up a Sencha Touch & ExtJS app, along with the MVC code & patterns.
You can find the associated example apps here:
https://github.com/aaronwhite/Sencha-Touch-MVC—-Example-App
https://github.com/aaronwhite/ExtJS-MVC-Example-App
(be sure to follow along the...
