> > I will be disappointed if all these anticipated JVM enhancements offer no > measurable or noticeable improvement to Java 8 over current versions of > Scala. > Well, I think there are chances for some minor optimizations due to not having to carry around all the class baggage and its semantics.
The only advantage I see is that the byte code is cleaner and doesn't need > as many internal Java class files like what Scala generates. This sounds > quite minor by itself. > Yes, that's pretty much it. Personally, I don't care about supporting older Java runtimes, but I expect > the Java team to put out something better than what other languages like > Scala and Groovy have shipped on the JVM many years ago. > That's not planned. For the last decade, the JVM changes have been more along the line of “what's the most minimal thing to do to prevent the feature gap to the CLR from getting even more embarrassing”. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/twk_6N_XSQIJ. 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.
