On Sep 29, 1:20 pm, Richard Vowles <richard.vow...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am not asking for anything else in JDK7. What I would like is an > attitude that doesn't say "its too hard" and instead says "we want to > see X, Y and Z in the language, now open source community, go out > there and implement them and we will choose the best one. If you don't > have a good enough one by when we ship JDK8, we won't include it.".
Implementation is only part of the story. Java is evolved through the JCP, which clearly specifies specification + implementation + tests. The analysis and design that goes into a specification is paramount, and belongs in one place where interested parties can contribute. Thus, when Sun is interested in language features X, Y, and Z, it files JSRs for them, and individual can apply to join the Expert Groups. (The plan is for Coin to obtain its own JSR in due course.) If Sun is not filing a JSR for a feature you believe to be important, then evidently Sun has a different view of the feature's importance at this time. Alex --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
