News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Java 11 released. Parent comment

Re:Java 11 released by carey on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @09:14PM (#18071890)
The first step towards pattern matching will be previewed in JDK 12[1], as a Kotlin-like switch statement, to form the basis of pattern matching[2] together with changes already in JDK 11[3]. I think it will be more like 15 months than 15 years.

I don’t expect higher kinded types any time soon, though.

[1]: http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/325 [2]: http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/305 [3]: http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/309

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Java 11 released by kod on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @04:17PM (#18079849)
If it doesn't have what 305 calls "deconstruction patterns" and "nested patterns", it's not really pattern matching. I'll be impressed if those make it in within 15 months.
[ Parent | on HN ]