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Re:Why isn't Java used for modern web application development? by IsTom on Sunday June 10, 2012 @10:14AM (#4091094)
Purity is orthogonal to lambda abstractions. It's matter of what function can do (pure or not) and function creation (a lambda or something more verbose).
Re:Why isn't Java used for modern web application development? by rbanffy on Sunday June 10, 2012 @05:18PM (#4092246)
Sorry. I meant simple, C-style functions. I should never comment on HN before breakfast.