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Well functions are first class so I think we can bump it up to Java 1.8? Also I'm not sure missing a GUI toolkit is an indictment of a growing language these -
by hardwaresofton 8y ago
Well functions are first class so I think we can bump it up to Java 1.8?
Also I'm not sure missing a GUI toolkit is an indictment of a growing language these -- systems programming very often does not involve a GUI.
- pjmlp 8y agoThose functions aren't generic, so no bumping here, it stays at Java 1.4. GUI libraries are just one of the easiest examples to come up with. I can list many more missing features in Go land that we have been enjoying for the last 20 years in Java land to drop them just because of Google's cool factor.
- apta 8y agoCould you elaborate on some? Things that come to mind include generics, annotations, best in class IDEs, high performance concurrency structures, selectable GCs, heap analyzers, profilers, hot swapping, more expressive language, and a large library ecosystem.