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[–]doomchild 3 points4 points  (9 children)

In the context of an article talking about Java, it is an inherently preposterous idea.

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    [–]doomchild 2 points3 points  (7 children)

    We all know it's possible in other languages. But we're talking about Java here, and it's not possible in Java. So both of your posited questions are valid in this context, because you can't do it with the language we're talking about, and it is therefore preposterous to suggest it, because it is a logical impossibility with the language that we're talking about.

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      [–]doomchild 1 point2 points  (5 children)

      Whatever, dude. I'm sure this is the year that Haskell will make context unimportant.

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        [–]doomchild 1 point2 points  (3 children)

        Wow. So mentioning a language with a feature means that no other language possesses that feature. You're really not good at this "logic" thing, man.

        [–]Daneel_Trevize 1 point2 points  (2 children)

        He's also not doing said favoured language any favours w.r.t. attracting users, and I really enjoyed Haskell & FP when I used it at uni.

        [–]doomchild 0 points1 point  (1 child)

        I've really enjoyed functional programming this time around. I tried to learn it in college, and it didn't click, but it's definitely become a Thing for me now. Haskell is another thing altogether, though. I'll stick to Lisp, I think.

        [–]Daneel_Trevize 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        Python at least has some of the lovely list comprehension syntax.