--- "Sean W. Ferguson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Isn't Java 1.5 going to have this?
Yes, Java 1.5's autoboxing of primitives gives you this functionality. David > > __matthewHawthorne wrote: > > Sounds great, as there is already a large codebase to get started > with. > > > > pcollections seems like a nice simple name... primitive-collections > > seems too long, and other combinations of half-words like "prim" and > > "coll" may just leave people confused. > > > > I'm willing to lend a helping hand... just let me know where to aim > and > > shoot. > > > > > > > > > > Stephen Colebourne wrote: > > > >> The attached proposal is to create a new Sandbox project, named > >> [pcollections] to house a complete set of primitive collections. > >> Reasoning: > >> > >> 1) [collections] is already large, and primitive-collections and > >> collections > >> actually have remarkably little in common > >> > >> 2) The current primitive collections code in [collections] is > completely > >> isolated from the rest of the [collections] code, a sure-fire > >> indicator of > >> being better in a separate project with its own release cycle > >> > >> 3) A positive response from Soren Bak of the PCJ project to integrate > a > >> complete set of primitive-collections together in one place. > >> > >> > >> This mail is to enable anyone to > >> - object to the idea > >> - come up with a better name than pcollections > >> - to volunteer support (please!!) > >> - or any other comment :-) > >> > >> Stephen > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
