http://weblogs.java.net/blog/cayhorstmann/archive/2011/07/29/java-7-unsafe-any-speed
Whatever. These things happen apparently. Besides not releasing they might
have released with a warning. Is it *that* difficult to say very recent bugs
were discovered ? And that you'll need to switch option
On Thu, 2011-07-28 at 15:03 -0700, clay wrote:
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Java has had closures for ages. What it is missing is first class
functions and concise syntax for anonymous functions, but it
definitely has closures.
It is certainly possible to (sort of) make anonymous class instances
appear a bit
@Russel Winder,
A closure is just something that closes over the local variable
environment. That's it. Wikipedia says a closure is a function
together with a referencing environment for the nonlocal names (free
variables) of that function. Java absolutely does that. I don't think
your definition
On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 4:07 AM, Russel Winder rus...@russel.org.uk wrote:
On Thu, 2011-07-28 at 15:03 -0700, clay wrote:
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[snip]
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The new file API looks very nice and clean and adds important
functionality. InvokeDynamic is behind the scenes, but that should be
a major
On Jul 29, 11:07 am, Russel Winder rus...@russel.org.uk wrote:
It is not entirely clear that invokedynamic is actually good for
languages like Groovy and Jython. All the development was done for
JRuby, and I believe it helps that language a lot. Much of the
muttering in the Groovy and Jython
Here it is !
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 14:40, Jan Goyvaerts java.arti...@gmail.com wrote:
If I'm not mistaken the announced launch date is today. Is it ?
Not much of a fuss in the media though... :-)
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is it just me or does this release seem kinda yea, whatever
http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/
im sure you dynamically typed languages guys will like the new improvements
in the JVM. but nothing that really gets the front page of wired magazine.
here's my uneducated take after reading
On Jul 28, 11:15 am, Steel City Phantom scpha...@gmail.com wrote:
i mean where are my closures?
i mean where are my closures?
Java has had closures for ages. What it is missing is first class
functions and concise syntax for anonymous functions, but it
definitely has closures.
This post is
One other nitpick: why do the graphics in the installer look pixelated
and blurry? Installer graphics are a petty detail, but such a glaring
visual flaw does make the software feel unprofessional.
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