On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 1:39 PM, Benedikt Ritter <brit...@apache.org> wrote:
> Hello Gary, > > > Am 17.05.2017 um 15:01 schrieb Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com>: > > > > On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 11:17 AM, Benedikt Ritter <brit...@apache.org > <mailto: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]. > > I don’t think we should put this stuff into [lang] for the following two > reasons: > > 1. It will take a while (maybe years) until we move [lang] to Java 8. As > far as I can remember we planned to wait with that until Lang 4.0 > 2. [lang] is about the java.lang package and we already have concurrent > and reflect stuff in there. I don’t see why we should add stuff from > java.util.function. I think it is a good think to have small, focused > components. So what’s the harm in having a specific component for this? > There is no harm indeed :-) I would just look for something like that in [lang], but that's just me ;-) Gary > > Regards, > Benedikt > > > > > Gary > > > > > >> Regards, > >> Benedikt > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org <mailto: > dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org> > >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org <mailto: > dev-h...@commons.apache.org> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com <mailto:garydgreg...@gmail.com> | > ggreg...@apache.org <mailto: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 < > 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 <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 > <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 <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 <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 <http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=garygregory-20&l= > am2&o=1&a=1935182951>> > > Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com <http://garygregory.wordpress. > com/> > > Home: http://garygregory.com/ <http://garygregory.com/> > > Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory <http://twitter.com/GaryGregory> > -- 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
