Is there a reason why this needs to be added to the JVM? Couldn't functional languages on the JVM implement it in their own compiler (Scala, Lisp, Scheme, etc.) -j On Jun 16, 2009, at 5:53 PM, Paul King wrote:
> > If you want to apply a functional style to your programming, even > relatively simple algorithms > which intuitively shouldn't require many resources bomb out early > without tail call optimizations. > It isn't the end of the world but you have to choose less expressive/ > declarative solutions to > your problems which as well as being less elegant are much harder to > understand/maintain. > > Cheers, Paul. > > On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 8:20 AM, Joshua Marinacci <jos...@gmail.com> > wrote: > Okay.. seriously dudes! I've been hearing this request over and > over. Of all of the things missing from the Java platform (and they > are many, believe me), why is *tail recursion* the make or break > feature for the future of the Java platform? Seriously?! Tail > Recursion?! Not fixing applets or modularity or starting up 18 > times faster, but tail recursion!? WTH! > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
