Method reference double-colon syntax

[Matthew Adams]

Yeah, I liked the # syntax proposal better, too.  One less character
to type!  :)

On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 10:03 PM, Paul Benedict <pbenedict at apache.org> wrote:
> Can anyone answer why the double-colon syntax was chosen for method
> references? I wonder if it was adopted from another language and what
> the expert group reasoned? Way back yonder, # was the initial proposal
> -- just curious what happened.
>
> Thanks!
> Paul
>



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