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Java isn't the terrible language it used to be before Java8. Especially with Lombok it feels very lean and snappy. There are still some functional sheanigans mi

by awild 7y ago

Java isn't the terrible language it used to be before Java8. Especially with Lombok it feels very lean and snappy. There are still some functional sheanigans missing but they're coming. Sometimes I wish it were less verbose, but I also think it's good to be very explicit about what you're doing.

tracer4201 7y ago
Lombok? My first encounter with it was years ago with some annotation called sneaky throws. shudders
- awild 7y ago
  You can very selectively disable features and behavior of Lombok. While I've never used the annotation in my current project I can see the use of it in cases where Java's forcing of exception annotation is in your way or forces unnecessary verbosity.
sgt 7y ago
Do you recommend using Lombok now for new Android projects written in Java?
- awild 7y ago
  I have no experience with android projects. I guess it's useful with every Java as it cuts down a lot of the boilerplate.
- hota_mazi 7y ago
  Absolutely not. If you want a better Java on Android, pick Kotlin, which is supported by Google at least.
lmm 7y ago
Lombok is pretty much the same amount of trouble as using a different JVM language, IME. (Though by the same token I'd always pick Scala over Kotlin: if you're going to go to the effort of using another language, you might as well pick the one that offers the most power rather than using the equivalent of CoffeeScript)