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While undoubtedly useful, I feel like this will further the divide in programming models when dealing with primitive types vs objects in java.
by admax88q 7y ago
While undoubtedly useful, I feel like this will further the divide in programming models when dealing with primitive types vs objects in java.
- kasperni 7y agoI think it might actually end up the other way around. For example, primitives are going to be able to have methods now. In the end, the numbers just aren't there for certain types of computations without them. And people have been complaining about them missing for years.
- JonathonW 7y agoAlso generic specialization-- which will allow generics over primitive types (and value types). That'd eliminate one major source of pain for performance-sensitive code (no more writing your own collection classes if you need to, for example, contain a bunch of ints).
- kasperni 7y agoYes that too, good point.