Function types versus arrays

[Neal Gafter]

On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Joshua Bloch <jjb at google.com> wrote:
> I'm not sure why you folks are worrying so much about implementation.  At
> this point, I believe we should be searching for the best spec.  Then we can
> worry about implementation.  If we can't implement our desired spec, then we
> can talk about how to weaken it.

Josh-

I desire a specification that is a consistent extension of the
existing Java language.  Interactions with the existing language
specification (not implementation) necessarily implies certain
limitations to the spec.  Howard asserts otherwise, and I'm trying to
help him see how his attempts to work around those limitations are
fruitless.

Moreover, understanding and accepting those limitations can help
improve the form of the specification; see, for example,
<http://gafter.blogspot.com/2010/02/syntax-option-for-project-lambda.html>.

Cheers,
Neal