Lambda Expressions for the Java8

JSR-335 Lambda Expressions for the JavaTM Programming Language 0.4.2 Early Draft Review

JSR 335 (Lambda Expressions for the JavaTM Programming Language) aims to support programming in a multicore environment by adding closures and related features to the Java language.
JSR 335 is part of JSR 337 (Java SE 8). The Early Draft Review #1 of JSR 335 has been published.

Слайды от Brian Goetz.

Для добавления нового функционала в библиотеки, возможно, введут virtual extension method.

Gack, is this multiple inheritance in Java?
- Yes, but Java already has multiple inheritance of types
- This adds multiple inheritance of behavior too
- But not state, which is where most of the trouble is