We've got a parable in our country about a lazy bastard, that couldn't do anything out of laziness to the point of dying from hunger. One day a woman offers to help him, to give him shelter and food. To which the lazy man asks in response ... will you soak my bread? (sounds much better in Romanian)
Fuck dude. You're a developer. If you want productivity, make shit happen.
I think that they are saying that Scala is the proverbial bread being offered to you, and your concerns about productivity are akin to insisting that your bread be soaked so that it's easy to eat.
If that is what they're saying, I disagree with them.
Fuck dude. You're a developer. If you want productivity, make shit happen.