Sure, they don't let me add methods to types I don't control, i.e., they're not extension methods a la C#. I think they solve what they're intended to solve reasonably well though.
On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 10:47 PM, clay <claytonw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is there a legitimate complaint about the Java 8 virtual defender methods? > That seems like a great enhancement. I haven't heard any objections. > > I understand that people will complain about everything. But with the > Option/flatMap/iteration issue, there is a very specific, technical, > articulate, well reasoned and widespread objection. That makes it quite > different. > > Sure, there is choice in languages, but that is a lame response. If there is > still a community that cares, they should speak up. I will probably migrate > from Java towards Scala whether they fix small ticket items like this or > not. I would still like to see the flagship JVM language move in the right > direction. > > On Sunday, October 28, 2012 8:39:21 AM UTC-5, Simon Ochsenreither wrote: >> >> We can only assume that they already considered it, looked at >> code-examples and maybe decided that this is not the way they want people to >> write code (similar to Guava). >> >> This wouldn't be too bad in many languages, but even Java's planned >> extension methods are designed in a way which prevents people who disagree >> from fixing it. >> >> In the end, different languages have different attitudes towards their >> users, which can range from “They are stupid and need constant shepherding” >> to “They know what they are doing, get out of their way”. >> Thankfully, there are plenty of languages to choose from. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Java Posse" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/ZNq_cgjE_UgJ. > > 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "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.
