Re:Java 8: New features in ConcurrentHashMap
by wmfiv on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @09:24AM
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For people interested in functional programming, I think Scala still has the following things going for it,
- Built in types (immutable persistent collections, Try, etc). You can get these in Java with
http://www.javaslang.io/ but it's a relatively new library.
- A concise syntax for creating value types without using something like Lombok.
- Mature libraries (ScalaZ, Monocle, shapeless, etc) for people interested in more sophisticated functional patterns.
- Built in types (immutable persistent collections, Try, etc). You can get these in Java with http://www.javaslang.io/ but it's a relatively new library.
- A concise syntax for creating value types without using something like Lombok.
- Mature libraries (ScalaZ, Monocle, shapeless, etc) for people interested in more sophisticated functional patterns.