On 10 August 2010 10:42, Eddie <[email protected]> wrote: > If your eclipse's target and src is set to the same as your javac, why > would eclipse compiles and javac reject it? >
because Eclipse uses its own (incremental) Java compiler: http://www.eclipse.org/jdt/core/index.php and whenever you have two implementations of the same spec there are often differences due to vague wording, etc. > On Aug 7, 1:40 am, JodaStephen <[email protected]> wrote: > > BTW, as a parallel to this Scala discussion, consider generics in > > Java. I will argue that the total number of people that *fully* > > understand generics, to the point at which they can explain every > > aspect of syntax they see, write any valid API and never have to > > consult the FAQhttp:// > www.angelikalanger.com/GenericsFAQ/JavaGenericsFAQ.html > > is vanishingly small. Very limited "enlightenment". > > For example, even yesterday I encountered a problem where the compiler > > in Eclipse compiled something and javac rejected it. And frankly, many > > of my API writing sessions end up as trial and error. > > > > Stephen > > PS. I know Scala does generics differently...no need to repeat that > > fact... > > > > On Aug 6, 11:50 pm, Wildam Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 00:09, Kevin Wright <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Unlike certain religions/cults, there's no limit on how many are > > > > allowed to be enlightened here :) > > > > > The limit is the level of intelligence required to master the > > > language. If only the 10 smartest people in the world are intelligent > > > enough to master it, "enlightment" is limited to those. ;-) > > > > > -- > > > Martin Wildamhttp://www.google.com/profiles/mwildam > > -- > 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]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, Stuart -- 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.
