ARM syntax and new keywords

[David Goodenough]

On Thursday 26 November 2009, Joshua Bloch wrote:
> Neal,
> 
> On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Neal Gafter <neal at gafter.com> wrote:
> > Now that jdk7 will include a syntax for using names that are otherwise
> > keywords (the syntax is #"name"), the backward-compatibility breakage 
of
> > adding a new keyword is much less severe.
> 
> Let's not jump the gun!  Sun's recently announced closures effort has
>  barely gotten underway, and no syntax has been chosen. Mark made it 
clear
>  that syntax he presented at Devoxx was a hastily constructed straw man.
> 
>     Happy Thanksgiving,
> 
>     Josh
> 
It will be interesting to see how they go about doing that choosing.  Will it
be a Coin like process, or are Sun going into a closed room and then produce
a result on their own?

David