future-programming

The next level of programming approach?

What will be the next level of programing? I mean, till now it's been this way: Assembly Programs -> Procedural programs -> Object Oriented programs ----> the next level?? ...

What is after OO? Is it functional programming or something else?

Duplicate: The next level of programming approach? Computer science is constantly pushing forward. Not so long ago we had a huge shift in languages and features when OO came about. Recently functional programming has made an appearance. Is it set to change everything or is it a passing fad? If it is a passing fad what do you thin...

Can Scala survive without corporate backing?

I was wondering whether Scala will get the takeup it deserves without explicit corporate backing (I was thinking by Sun/Oracle but I suppose it could be someone else, such as Google). With Sun's recent decision not to include closures in JDK7, couldn't they put their weight behind Scala as the Java alternative for those wishing to have ...