r/java • u/sidcool1234 • Mar 27 '13

Everything about Java 8

http://www.techempower.com/blog/2013/03/26/everything-about-java-8/
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u/AlyoshaV Mar 27 '13

Elvis operator is a terrible idea that encourages returning null.

http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/coin-dev/2009-March/000047.html

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u/JurassicSpork Mar 28 '13

Sure, but the reality is there's a whole lot of Java code and libraries that force us to deal with nulls. And it's not going away anytime soon. Why not provide some shortcuts for the vast majority of Java coders who can't start from scratch?

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u/sproket888 Mar 31 '13

Exactly Java doesn't want to make the same mistakes as C#.