Perfect Storm

I am currently strongly considering Scala as my main development language.

In the process of getting acquainted with the language I came across this interview with Martin Odersky, one of the creators of Scala (he was also involved in the design of Java generics - although that doesn’t count as a cookie point in favor - I will return to Java generics soon, and give a simple example why I think they suck).

Anyway, this post is not about Scala (I will surely come back to it, as I think it is a language worthwhile considering) but about Software Engineering Radio. I have only listened to a few interviews, but the general level of the guests is high. Furthermore the interviewer seems to be highly prepared and really does insightful questions and raises interesting points. This is certainly not mass media journalism. This is first class work.

If you are interested in software engineering content, check Software Engineering Radio and try to listen to podcasts of topics that might interest you.

As another outstanding example of an high quality interview is this one with Laurence Tratt on Compile-time metaprogramming. A treat for anyone interested in metaprogramming and DSLs.

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