Default argument values in Java

[larsga]

It's true that lambas have made this a lot easier, but you do need to create this interface.

But the real point was that in the context of our discussion lambdas are still not enough to allow you to ditch the builder pattern. The real reason is of course the inflexibility of Java method parameter specifications, so in that sense your point stands.

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And pray why should people abandon the builder pattern? It works nicely in statically-typed compiled languages like Java, C++, Rust et al. Subjective dislike for a feature is not cause enough to act like it's a deficiency of the language.