Re:Java Pain
by vorg on Friday June 20, 2014 @08:32PM
(#7923639)
> why the fuck can't I import a directory full of jars?
Use the -Djava.ext.dirs command line flag to do it.
> like Groovy [...] String address = a?.b?.c?.d?.address
The Groovy backers have been talking for years every now and then about making ?. ripple though the . after it, so using a?.b.c.d.address would have the same effect as a?.b?.c?.d?.address , but nothing ever gets done. Better look for a language solution being actively maintained for its original purpose, instead of its backers going off on tangents looking to entangle itself in every pie.
Use the -Djava.ext.dirs command line flag to do it.
> like Groovy [...] String address = a?.b?.c?.d?.address
The Groovy backers have been talking for years every now and then about making ?. ripple though the . after it, so using a?.b.c.d.address would have the same effect as a?.b?.c?.d?.address , but nothing ever gets done. Better look for a language solution being actively maintained for its original purpose, instead of its backers going off on tangents looking to entangle itself in every pie.