I'm not sure this answers the question or even explains why Xtend is better than say, RetroLambda. It sounds like lambda support is already being backported fro

I'm not sure this answers the question or even explains why Xtend is better than say, RetroLambda. It sounds like lambda support is already being backported from Java 8 by the Android team and since you can use lambdas today, any investment in Xtend is questionable.