The Path to Zen

Arrow Operator in Java 7? Hmm…

(Traceback to Weiqi Gao’s post)
Considering “.” is used as the accessor universally for all properties and methods in C#, as well as most script languages Java 6 has just made easier supporting, I for one would be very interested in learning the rationale behind using -> for property access - it’s got to be a conscious decision.

Another thing that had some coffee-spilling effect on me was the “Closures, Lambdas and friends” part. On the first look, I thought they were adding “friend” support in Java 7 (as in C++), which would have been a good thing.