Oh wow, complete with LINQ like features. But doesn't it look like it kinda fails at solving the concurrency issues C#, Fantom and Scala are currently revolving around?
On Jul 24, 11:27 pm, RogerV <[email protected]> wrote: > Now here's a language the cuts the Gordian Knot of the myriad Java > language problems by implementing a C# like language to run on the JVM > - doing so in an entirely Java compatible and inter-operable manner. > The acid test: You could easily write a library and its API in Stab, > enjoy using the full feature set of the Stab language to do so, and > yet devise the library's API to be entirely natural to any Java > programmer - even to the point of sprinkling in checked exceptions (if > necessary) via Stab annotations. > > The only question is why wasn't this approach taken years ago? We > wouldn't all be waiting around for Java 7, we'd be busy writing > enterprise code in Stab. > > Despite Groovy and Scala, perhaps there's still a chance for Stab. > Stab is a compile time static type language but gets rid of a lot of > boilerplate issues. Many folks just want a Java-like language but > without the warts and some language syntax and feature modernization > here and there. C# language has been evolving relative to Java's > stagnation, and Stab brings the essence of C# to the JVM. > > Stab programming language for the JVMhttp://code.google.com/p/stab-language/ > > The goals used to design Stab were as follows: > > The syntax should be readable without difficulties by Java/C# > programmers > The execution of a Stab program should be as efficient as the > execution of the same program written in Java > The generated bytecode should be usable transparently from Java > The Java libraries should be usable from Stab programs without > adaptations -- 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.
