On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 11:17 AM, Benedikt Ritter <brit...@apache.org> wrote:
> Hi, > > Functor was a nice idea back in 2011, but I think we promoted it to proper > prematurely. In the light of Java 8 and it’s functional programming > support, it is questionable whether a component like functor is really > needed anymore. So the question is: how do we get on from here? I see > several options: > > - move functor back to sandbox and see whether is catches attention some > time > - move functor to dormant - nobody needs it anymore with Java 8 out of the > door > - redefine the component to target Java 8 and explicitly provide utilities > for the classes in the java.util.function package > > My preference would be the last option. But I don’t see my self having a > lot of time to work on this. But I’d be happy to see a group of dev forming > who give this component a new direction. > I am OK with moving it to dormant. In my mind, your option 3 belongs in [lang]. Gary > Regards, > Benedikt > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > > -- E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1617290459/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1617290459&linkCode=as2&tag=garygregory-20&linkId=cadb800f39946ec62ea2b1af9fe6a2b8> <http:////ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=garygregory-20&l=am2&o=1&a=1617290459> JUnit in Action, Second Edition <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935182021/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1935182021&linkCode=as2&tag=garygregory-20&linkId=31ecd1f6b6d1eaf8886ac902a24de418%22> <http:////ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=garygregory-20&l=am2&o=1&a=1935182021> Spring Batch in Action <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935182951/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1935182951&linkCode=%7B%7BlinkCode%7D%7D&tag=garygregory-20&linkId=%7B%7Blink_id%7D%7D%22%3ESpring+Batch+in+Action> <http:////ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=garygregory-20&l=am2&o=1&a=1935182951> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com Home: http://garygregory.com/ Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
