Typed Method handles

[Paulo Silveira - Caelum]

2011/6/13 Collin Fagan <collin.fagan at gmail.com>:
> are not being addressed in the lambda list... method literals

sorry, field literals were not being considered for the proposal. but
maybe I am mistaken.

paulo

>
> Really, method literal are off limits? I'm sorry I must have missed that. I
> remember Field literals were hotly contested and considered out of scope.
> Please excuse my recent references to method literals.
>
> Is there an official list somewhere so I can stay on track?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Collin
>
> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 5:38 PM, Paulo Silveira - Caelum
> <paulo.silveira at caelum.com.br> wrote:
>>
>> 2011/6/13 Jack Moxley <jack at moxley.co.uk>:
>> > I have not seen any rudeness can we try and keep the emotions under
>> > wraps rather than using paranoid perceptions of inter-corporate rivalry to
>> > dismiss out of hand a fairly valid point?
>>
>> Maybe it is just my bad english comprehension. Sorry about the
>> corporate perceptions.
>>
>> The spec leaders  have already made crystal clear that some points, even
>> valid
>> ones, are not being addressed in the lambda list, such as reified
>> generics, method literals, etc.
>>
>> >
>> > On 13 Jun 2011, at 23:01, Paulo Silveira - Caelum
>> > <paulo.silveira at caelum.com.br> wrote:
>> >
>> >> 2011/6/9 Neal Gafter <neal at gafter.com>:
>> >>> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 8:42 AM, Brian Goetz <brian.goetz at oracle.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> and while erased function types may seem better than nothing now, so
>> >>>> did
>> >>>> erased generics way back when...
>> >>>>
>> >>>> If we can have reified function types in the
>> >>>> future, then this will be an obvious place to backfill this
>> >>>> association.
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>> And if we can't, then we'll regret not doing it today.
>> >>
>> >> We will regret if they try to reify generics in JSR 335. It probably
>> >> would take a lot of time and end up splitting Java (again) in Java 8
>> >> and 9, and having lambda only in Java 9+.
>> >>
>> >> The guys  here are doing an incredible work to have lambda not
>> >> delayed, and I really do not understand why Neal Gafter keeps being so
>> >> rude on the list. It is not the first time.
>> >>
>> >> This is a top-notch tech list, where we can lear a lot from the spec
>> >> leaders and experts, which are sharing everything they can. It is a
>> >> pity to have Google-Oracle tensions around.
>> >>
>> >> Paulo
>> >>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >
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