Perhaps a more significant feature would be worth it, like faster startup, optimisations for low-memory environments, or even at the language level something like unsigned integer types. If the benefit outweighs the cost, there's no reason not to do it.
On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 1:15 PM, Miroslav Pokorny <[email protected]> wrote: >> If u really want a new feature use the extensibility options available today >> - write your own library or framework. Almost nobody will benefit by >> creating their own fork. The amount of effort taken to add the language >> feature is cancelled out by the current and future engineering efforts to >> implement thAt feature. Given something as simple as the for each loop of >> yester year as a simple barometer how could anyone possible justify time to >> do that for themselves or a customer. No boss or customer is going to want >> that bill just so you can have a new fancy for each loop like other >> languages. If you want to do it for fun by all means but as a business >> strategy it's completely pointless and mad. Given the time it's taken to get >> Jdk 7 out , I would be seriously challenged to find any business who would >> allocate funds and resources for a similarly sized enhancement of java. > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
