On: Yes, Virginia, Scala is hard

[irahul]

Cutting edge means "latest or advanced stage of development". Rails was miles ahead of existing frameworks when it first came into scene. Rails was cutting edge, and it needed a stable application server - mongrel filled that niche.

And a small niche in the computing world can very well be cutting edge.

[gaius → irahul]

But still no reason for anyone not working in that niche to know who Zed Shaw is. Is that Scala's niche?