Comments on: Limited pattern matching for Java http://surana.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/limited-pattern-matching-for-java/ "glossing over detail for the sake of time or clarity" Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:45:18 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Russell http://surana.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/limited-pattern-matching-for-java/#comment-151 Russell Tue, 26 May 2009 16:32:05 +0000 http://surana.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/limited-pattern-matching-for-java/#comment-151 Interesting proposal - I certainly like it. Too bad you probably can't have a more complete pattern matching/unification solution but I don't see how you could twist the syntax of Java to accommodate it. Your remark that macros are probably a better solution seems really true (except for the whole parsing java statements question). Are there any viable proposals floating out there for macros? Something beyond the C string-based approach? I have mixed feelings about the .NET approach of edging into the arena with Expression. On the one hand, traversing the expression tree seems very cumbersome and awkward, even compared with scheme's hygienic macros. On the other hand, that complexity does rather ensure that there won't be frivolous macros created! Interesting proposal – I certainly like it. Too bad you probably can’t have a more complete pattern matching/unification solution but I don’t see how you could twist the syntax of Java to accommodate it.

Your remark that macros are probably a better solution seems really true (except for the whole parsing java statements question). Are there any viable proposals floating out there for macros? Something beyond the C string-based approach?

I have mixed feelings about the .NET approach of edging into the arena with Expression. On the one hand, traversing the expression tree seems very cumbersome and awkward, even compared with scheme’s hygienic macros. On the other hand, that complexity does rather ensure that there won’t be frivolous macros created!

]]> By: Sun Yi http://surana.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/limited-pattern-matching-for-java/#comment-125 Sun Yi Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:28:41 +0000 http://surana.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/limited-pattern-matching-for-java/#comment-125 Awesome stuff! I know there have been lots of recommended changes for the JDK7, but very few of those will eventually make it. In fact, some of those features that are not likely to make it into JDK7 will be implemented in to the FAN Language. Luckily for us, Stephen Colebourne and co. will be giving a talk on FAN on the 10th of March. Click on my name to learn more. Awesome stuff!

I know there have been lots of recommended changes for the JDK7, but very few of those will eventually make it. In fact, some of those features that are not likely to make it into JDK7 will be implemented in to the FAN Language.

Luckily for us, Stephen Colebourne and co. will be giving a talk on FAN on the 10th of March. Click on my name to learn more.

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