Review Request: CR#8001634 : Initial set of lambda functional interfaces

[Tim Peierls]

On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Brian Goetz <brian.goetz at oracle.com> wrote:

> Ok, everyone seems ok with procedure, but how much do we actually
> *dislike* block?   (I think this one is an "ain't broke, don't fix") case,
> and personally I find procedure buth clunky and more limiting than block
> (just as factory is more limiting than supplier.).
>
> (Respond only if you *hate* block.)
>

"Hate" is too strong, but I had no idea what Block was when I first noticed
it in the discussion. (I though at first maybe it had something to do with
blocking as in concurrency.)

I would recognize Procedure instantly.

--tim