I agree, but that's obviously not the way it's ever done in Java, considering we still have to use Vector from time to time (i.e. when doing data models for Swing stuff). Indeed, it will be interesting to see JSR-310 arrive and how JavaDoc and code completion deals with transitive deprecations such as the one from <Date>.getMonth() to <Calendar>.get(Calendar.MONTH) to <DateTime>.getMonth().
/Casper On Dec 12, 12:06 pm, BoD <[email protected]> wrote: > How about saying f*ck to backwards compatibility? New projects use the > new (new) reified collections, and old code stays with the current > erasure system. And old and new code don't talk to each other. I could > live with that! > > BoD > > Frederic Simon wrote: > > What Alex Buckley said on Java7 BOF: > > There is an experimental project doing reification and the mess of > > mixed types: Type with no generics, Type with erased generics, and > > Type with reified generics... Generate a Big pile of typing mud :) > > > What I say: > > I don't know what is needed for the JVM to manage reified type (may be > > nothing?), and that's needed for sure. > > We need to have a good reified language that has clean API (mainly > > collections) with enforced generics, which is not Java. And then the > > integration type mud is manegeable (still hard but doable). > > In Java itself it's going to be a nightmare! > > > On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 3:19 AM, Mark Derricutt <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > Was anything said a Devoxx over the reification of generics in > > Java 7 at all? I do so hope that makes it in... > > > On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Alan Kent <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > I think having generics is a big step forward over not having > > generics - I use them a lot too. Just avoiding casts for > > every ArrayList get call is a big win. > > > -- > > "It is easier to optimize correct code than to correct optimized > > code." -- Bill Harlan > > > -- > >http://www.jfrog.org/ > >http://freddy33.blogspot.com/ > >http://nothingisinfinite.blogspot.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
