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philf
on Nov 4, 2011
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Eclipse launches new language to cut down Java boi...
Talking about cargo cult, they added "def" to function definitions making it more verbose actually.
aidenn0
on Nov 5, 2011
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That's probably to make it easier to parse with type inference, since right now it's the type name that start's a method definition
epicureanideal
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Seriously, I was thinking, WTF? Increased verbosity and then it isn't even a full word like "define", it's verbose and then abbreviated. Are they just trying to make Javathon at any price?
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