He and some others have indicated that they would look into it - especially if the community showcases the real need for it. Not sure if Java 9 was the target though, we might hear the official story at J1
On 24 June 2011 14:40, Serge Boulay <[email protected]> wrote: > didn't Mark Reinhold say that Java 9 (or post Java 8) will have reified > generics ? > > On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 9:16 AM, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > I think type erasure was an error, I would have preferred no generics to >> > what we have. I agree though that few languages that claim to have >> > properly supported parameterized types do. >> >> I'm with you on that. Erasure introduces an unnecessary duality in the >> type-system where you read one thing, but the compiler and runtime >> really sees something else! One can not write implements >> Comparable<T>,Comparable<U>" because underneath the layer >> of lipgloss it really reads "implements Comparable<Object>, >> Comparable<Object>" due to the fact that the compiler is really >> just injecting down-casts and type-checks plus some extra meta-data >> solely for reflection purposes. >> >> At least in C#, you get what you see, plus they can do a whole lot of >> performance optimization and code sharing. There's a decent comparison >> at Wikipedia: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_C_Sharp_and_Java#Generics >> >> Sometimes it's ok to draw a line in the sand and break with >> comparability to fix something, Java could be much much more elegant >> and lean today. >> >> /Casper >> >> -- >> 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. > -- 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.
