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The innovation on the Java platform is no longer in the Java language but in other languages on the platform. Both JVM-specific languages like Clojure and Scala
by Zak 16y ago
The innovation on the Java platform is no longer in the Java language but in other languages on the platform. Both JVM-specific languages like Clojure and Scala as well as JVM implementations of existing languages like JRuby are where people go for innovation these days.
- spullara 16y agoI definitely agree that Clojure, Scala, Groovy, JRuby etc are pushing the platform itself forward. InvokeDynamic is in JDK7 mostly for the benefit of dynamic languages on the VM and only in JDK8 will Java language features be dependent on it.