Look at the code, Java like, no? But a lot nicer.

So you want Oracle to include a "shared" and "auto" keywords and break millions of programs?

Yes, Yes I do.

And as for backward compatibility, they already did. I love the myth that java never broke backwards compatibility. Bytecode maybe (), they definitely broke syntax compatiblity.

: The various xml parsers and other library thrash really do break backwards bytecode compatiblity.

> I love the myth that java never broke backwards compatibility. Bytecode maybe (), they definitely broke syntax compatiblity.

Proof?

If by "syntax compatibility" he means code that compiles in one version does not compile is another, that's definitely true. Name collisions with the new default methods in Java 8 are one source. If your Comparator-implementing class has a method "void reverseOrder()", that will no longer compile.

Here's a couple of recent examples the Guava authors have fixed. Fortunately they were in internals and not their public API, so users won't care.

https://code.google.com/p/guava-libraries/source/detail?r=7d... https://code.google.com/p/guava-libraries/source/detail?r=25...

This happens for all languages and is not usually considered as "a language breaking backward compatibility", it's purely a library concern.

What is meant by "breaking backward compatibility" is when the grammar is altered in a way that makes existing sources no longer compile.

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I don't know if you're just being naïve or if you have absolutely no clue about language design.

In case it's the former, "a lot nicer" is subjective, so it carries no weight in the discussion.

If the latter... well, go read a few books on compiler design and language theory.

Yes, insult away.

You do know D the language was written by compiler expert, right - if you had a point or just insult.

If you mean the D language was designed by a compiler expert, then it is as irrelevant as a house designed by a plumber. I don't know, I heard talks by James Gosling and he is much of an expert as anybody.

I was not questioning Andrei's skills, only yours.

I'd like to point out that you acting like a jerk does not make you look more competent.

Java has a reputation of a bad community, and you just underline it here.