Update on JSR 334 Expert Group activities

[Joshua Bloch]

Joe,


Well, after the impending EMP destroys all digital devices, perhaps there
will be a resurgence of Morse Code.  But on the other hand, there won't be
any CPUs to take advantage of our fine specifications.

     Josh

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Joe Darcy <joe.darcy at oracle.com> wrote:

> On 1/25/2011 8:52 PM, Cay Horstmann wrote:
> >> On 25/01/2011 9:22 p.m., Reinier Zwitserloot wrote:
> >> One good reason to disallow multiple underscores is to keep multiple
> >> underscores available for future language expansion. Presumably JDK7
> isn't
> >> the last java release to have new language features. I admit I can't
> think
> >> of anything that would be best served by multiple underscores, but who
> knows
> >> what java needs 5 years from now?
> > Morse code literals, ._.. .. _._ . _ .... .. ...
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > _._. ._ _.__
>
> ..-. .-- .. .--, given that the FCC has dropped the Morse code
> requirement to obtain an amateur radio license in the US [1], I don't
> see a growing need for Morse code literals five years hence!
>
> -Joe
>
> [1]
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio_licensing_in_the_United_States#Technician:_the_first_license_without_Morse_code
>
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