I'm incredibly bad at programming, despite my math background.

>>62018989
The only way to improve your programming is to do more programming. Practice makes perfect.

>>62018989
i'm bad, too, and i don't even have such a background.

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>>62018989
8th grade algebra was a real doozy eh

>>62018989

Scala is a horrible language unless you are a really experienced programmer. Only if you know Haskell and Java very well, you should consider Scala.

Honestly, just use anything else. If you like Math, take a look at Lambda Calculus (can learn the basics it in one day) then get into Haskell or LISP or Clojure or Erlang or Elixir or Go or C..

Everything will be easier than Scala.

>>62018989
Any particular reason why you want to use Scala? I did a small assignment in college using Java to make a simple client/server IRC.

I've never used Scala but Java was the first programming language I picked up and it gave me a good basis for learning other languages.

>>62018989

Cause you're a fucking idiot who fell for a meme. Go through a path of C++ or Java first like everyone else does. Things are organized that that for a reason. You can begin to understand "baby" languages well then you'll understand most everything else and you'll be fine.

>>62018989
Why are you doing this project? If you're not doing it as practice (which shouldn't matter how long it takes) then why do something that's already been done and probably better?

Either just accept learning takes practice and time or get a better idea

>>62020337
Erlang is perfect for irc