> > Properties are a 1-to-1 relationship of a classes member and the state > it's representing, which is a violation of encapsulation and promotes unnecessary couplings.
> To properly get closures, you need function pointers, and that's why > we need them in Java, and with function pointers we can implement > proper events fairly easily. > You need to make methods first class citizens and then you can implement closures properly. Exposing pointer is something we want to avoid IMHO. > since > stateless code can't really listen to events in the first place. > Why not? Regards, Kirk --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
