New candidate JEP: 495: Simple Source Files and Instance Main Methods (Fourth Preview)

[Eirik Bjørsnøs]

Hi!

I love this feature! However, nothing is ever simple in programming.
Especially for beginners.

"Simple" is subjective, vague, generic and unquantifiable. "Simpler" would
be more honest, but perhaps it would be possible to come up with something
that actually describes this awesome feature?

The JEP summary and goals sections have some bits to start with: "smoother
on-ramp", "programming in the small", "beginner friendly". "reduced
ceremony"  "small programs".

Cheers,
Eirik.





On Tue, Oct 22, 2024 at 5:38 PM Mark Reinhold <mark.reinhold at oracle.com>
wrote:

> https://openjdk.org/jeps/495
>
>   Summary: Evolve the Java programming language so that beginners can
>   write their first programs without needing to understand language
>   features designed for large programs.  Far from using a separate
>   dialect of the language, beginners can write streamlined declarations
>   for single-class programs and then seamlessly expand their programs
>   to use more advanced features as their skills grow.  Experienced
>   developers can likewise enjoy writing small programs succinctly,
>   without the need for constructs intended for programming in the large.
>   This is a preview language feature.
>
> - Mark
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