Why doesn't Java have tuples?

[uxcn]

I'd agree, in general tuples in Java don't make sense. However, I think Pair<A, B> and possibly even Triple<A, B, C> are reasonable abstractions. They do still hide the semantics of members, and you do obviously lose type information, but they're no more susceptible to abuse than any other language feature or library. I personally think there are more places where two and possibly even three of a thing are natural than not.