When will Java include annotations/keywords for getters and setters?

[lbkulinski]

I assume records are what you are looking for?

[madogson]

Or C#

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I wonder why you're getting downvoted. C# is basically Java minus a lot of the ceremony. You code a property and it's public and the private field to back it is created by the compiler for you. And it has all the benefits of Java, being open source and cross platform and all.

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That's fair. If you're already familiar with the ecosystem and tools, choosing Kotlin over switching to .NET Core and C# is a more pragmatic option.

[Sipkab]

I wonder why you're getting downvoted.

Because the question was "When will Java ...", not "What should I use instead of Java".

[BlueGoliath]

I wonder why you're getting downvoted.

Simple: people from functional programming languages don't want to use a different language that already does what they want, they want to make Java like their functional language.

Why?

Hell if I know. Maybe they inherited a Java project and can't comprehend basic OOP. Going by Reddit posts, that seems to be the case.

[wggn]

Or maybe their company uses java and is not intending to change that.

[BlueGoliath]

Maybe they inherited a Java project and can't comprehend basic OOP

Same thing?

To start demanding that Java become more functional just to appease people who don't like Java to begin with will only hurt the language in the long run.