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I rather like extension methods. I was not aware there was any controversy around them. Edit This wikipedia article suggests Java has extension methods, or ma

I rather like extension methods. I was not aware there was any controversy around them. Edit This wikipedia article suggests Java has extension methods, or maybe something functionally equivalent (I'm not a Java programmer): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extension_method https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extension_method

pron 6y ago
> I was not aware there was any controversy around them. Not controversy so much as that they're not close enough to being universally liked. > This wikipedia article suggests Java has extension methods, or maybe something functionally equivalent That uses a compiler plugin that changes the language quite considerably.