> > If you take Option so seriously and are on the JVM, why not fully switch > over to Scala? >
Let me reply to your question with another very simple question: how many people in this mailing list, and more in general which percentage of the developers in the world, are allowed to choose the language they like or that in their opinion fits better the peculiarities of the project they are working on? Personally I will consider myself lucky if I will be able to drop Java7 compatibility and develop only in Java8 in let's say 3 to 5 years from when Java8 will be officially out. Anyway it is fine for me to not have Option in Java8. It means I will develop my own version and will use it in my projects. What I really cannot tolerate is a badly written version of it in the core Java libraries, that will stay there untouched forever only for backward compatibility reasons. Does java.util.Date remember you something? Mario -- 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/-/Mqky6UqzRUEJ. 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.
