Neal Gafter Discusses Closures, Language Features and Optional Typing

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JSR 308,

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QCon London 2008,

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QCon,

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Optional Typing,

Language Features

In this interview from QCon London 2008, Neal Gafter discusses upcoming language features in Java 7, superpackages, what closures are, the differences between the three major closures proposals (CICE, FCM and BGGA), optional typing systems for dynamic languages, and the next major language.

•  By  Neal Gafter on Aug 11, 2008,
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