JDK-8300786 - No longer require super() and this() to appear first in a constructor

[Brian Goetz]

That's a nice side-effect of sticking to something the spec already 
talks about!

On 2/7/2023 5:48 PM, Archie Cobbs wrote:
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> Regarding the prototype implementation 
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/archiecobbs/jdk/tree/SuperInit__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!OGVhm6i6QDrc9mSIWiQZl0tp7ako7UOLnijWXkOAvtL9HJtXK5T8mzMk9-QE9NajR64Fjqx1HsTbTkdwQ-bZP5w$>, 
> it's complete and seems to be working. One nice surprise is that, 
> because the compiler already effectively implements this notion of 
> "pre-initialization context" within superclass constructors, the 
> changes required are relatively limited, in some cases, just ensuring 
> the appropriate error message is generated.
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