Simultaneous Java and Scala development within the same project

Question

I want to leverage the Scala's Actor Framework while I develop the user interface in the familiar Swing way.

Is it possible to have a mixed Java - Scala project in Eclipse, NetBeans or any other IDE?

Answer 1

The "official" Scala plugin for Eclipse allows you to add the "scala nature" to any project, alongside the java nature. This allows you to mix and match however you'd wish.

I was playing with scala for the first time last night, using the Eclipse IDE, and it works very well.

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Also, I just ran across this article: http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/joint-compilation-of-scala-and-java-sources

Seems that scalac knows enough about java to be able to resolve dependencies on java source, without actually compiling them. Very smart.

Answer 2

Intellij does a good job of supporting mixed Java / Scala projects. At the moment the Scala support in Intellij seems better to me than the Scala IDE for Eclipse. (I have been a long time Eclipse user, recently trying Intellij on the recommendation of some other Scala coders).