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Re:JEP 286: Local-Variable Type Inference by mindcrime on Thursday March 10, 2016 @06:43PM (#11263486)
Same here. Groovy rocks my world and is the main reason I've barely even looked at Java 8.
Re:JEP 286: Local-Variable Type Inference by vorg on Friday March 11, 2016 @02:16AM (#11265168)
Apache Groovy has some long-standing governance issues, e.g. the groovy-lang.org DNS is owned by a single individual. Other languages such as Kotlin and Scala have more, er, responsible governance.
Re:JEP 286: Local-Variable Type Inference by incepted on Thursday March 10, 2016 @10:06PM (#11264400)
If Groovy rocks your world, wait until you meet Kotlin...
Re:JEP 286: Local-Variable Type Inference by skippytheroo on Friday March 11, 2016 @02:00AM (#11265107)
If Kotlin rocks your world, wait until you meet the Scala.
Re:JEP 286: Local-Variable Type Inference by incepted on Friday March 11, 2016 @12:52PM (#11268218)
I met Scala a few years ago, we had some fun together but she's way too high maintenance.