Expected distribution of lambda sizes (Re: Syntax poll, take 2)

[Paul Benedict]

I don't see how long lambdas would help code. That's not more clear to
me than what already exists.

On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 7:02 AM, Collin Fagan <collin.fagan at gmail.com> wrote:
> Here are is a SAM types from the JDK written as if it a lambdas.
>
> straw man syntax
>
> Comparator<String> CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER = #(String s1, String s2) {
>     int n1=s1.length(), n2=s2.length();
>     for (int i1=0, i2=0; i1<n1 && i2<n2; i1++, i2++) {
>          char c1 = s1.charAt(i1);
>          char c2 = s2.charAt(i2);
>          if (c1 != c2) {
>              c1 = Character.toUpperCase(c1);
>              c2 = Character.toUpperCase(c2);
>              if (c1 != c2) {
>                  c1 = Character.toLowerCase(c1);
>                  c2 = Character.toLowerCase(c2);
>                  if (c1 != c2) {
>                      return c1 - c2;
>                  }
>              }
>          }
>      }
>      n1 - n2;
>  };
>