I think that list has had enough of emotional responses and it's been made clear that we'll get what we're given in Java 8 regarding Optional. It's not an open process, just an open mailing list.
On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 1:08 AM, Mario Fusco <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I am not asking to turn Java into Scala. What I am asking is: either >> provide an acceptable Optional implementation with the features that a >> functional programmer expects to find in it or simply give up with it. > > > That's a false dichotomy, there is a whole continuum between providing a > fully monadic version of this type like Haskell's Maybe and a simple > container that implements the null object design pattern. > > At any rate, why are you replying to me? Send your email on the lambda-dev > list, where Brian can see it. > > -- > Cedric > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "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 "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.
