Nice! I'll make it a tech spike. Now we should move this discussion somewhere else I guess (sorry for posting to the list, Mike - I need attention :). Just where?
Cheers Am 08.05.2015 17:34 schrieb "Mike Kienenberger" <mkien...@gmail.com>: > javaX definitely looks interesting. > > I've always wished Java supported named parameter methods like Objective-C. > > drawCircleWithRadius:r atX:x y:y; > instead of > drawCircle(r, x, y); > > I suppose that would conflict with the conditional expression operator > (b ? t : f) but maybe two colons > > drawCircleWithRadius::r atX::x y::y; > > Of course, without the smalltalk-esque grouping brackets, maybe it'd > be too hard to read and parse it in java. Guess the idea would need > more work. > > [renderer drawCircleWithRadius:r atX:[radiusSource xBasedOnInputA:a b:b] > y:y]; > versus > renderer.drawCircleWithRadiusAtXandY(r, > radiusSource.xBasedOnInputAandB(a, b), y); > > doesn't really work as > > renderer.drawCircleWithRadius::r atX::radiusSource.xBasedOnInputA::a b::b > y::y; > > Maybe with extra parens... > > renderer.(drawCircleWithRadius::r atX::radiusSource.(xBasedOnInputA::a > b::b) y::y); > > but at this point, it stops having the same readability.... > > Guess we really need objective C method call syntax for java :) > > > > On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 9:58 AM, Thiago H de Paula Figueiredo > <thiag...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Fri, 08 May 2015 09:18:10 -0300, Stefan Reich > > <stefan.reich.maker.of....@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > >> Hi! > > > > > > Hi! > > > >> I'd like to find a home (or home-s) for the "JavaX" project ( > >> http://javax.tinybrain.de). > > > > > > Taking a look . . . :) > > > >> > >> JavaX is a super-extensible version of Java. > >> > >> It's probably the easiest way to extend any language existing right now. > >> > >> Is there a way to collaborate with Apache? I think I can promise you > that > >> this is the way of the future :-) > > > > > > I believe the incubator is the place to start: > http://incubator.apache.org/ > > "The Incubator project is the entry path into The Apache Software > Foundation > > (ASF) for projects and codebases wishing to become part of the > Foundation's > > efforts. All code donations from external organisations and existing > > external projects wishing to join Apache enter through the Incubator." > > > > -- > > Thiago H. de Paula Figueiredo > > Tapestry, Java and Hibernate consultant and developer > > http://machina.com.br >
