Now that the Java 7 feature set has been redefined and (provisionally and non-bindingly) finalized (again), and my (and I think a lot of others') favorite features are not in it, I think it's time to start compile a wish list for Java 8 and Java 9.
Here's mine: Java 8: Reified generics Removal of dead features (java.awt.Button, etc.) Java 9 (or whatever Sun decides to call it, having version numbers go up): Closures Macros (the kind that's IDE friendly, not the C kind) I believe closures needs to be on the table forever. The moment everyone cave in to the "Java has used up all its complexity budget" line of thinking, Java will be dead. I'm not saying that I disagree with the claim that "Java has used up all its complexity budget" here. I do not know about Java's internals to make up my mind. But the fact that multiple proposals (with feature complete implementations, and specifications) exist seems to favor the argument against that claim. I understand that things aren't always decided on technical grounds. Funding, competitive positioning of vendors, trends in technologies external to Java, etc., all impact the direction of Java. But still, the rank and file Java developers need to know Java *is moving forward* and not *standing still*, for some definition of moving forward. -- Weiqi Gao weiqi...@gmail.com http://www.weiqigao.com/blog/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
