Lambda expressions are the biggest features integrated into Java 8. This functional programming paradigm was, until now, missing from Java. Its inclusion now will only help Java grow in the right ...

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Excellent programming is about function, not form Are language architects, or would-be language architects, doing a disservice to Java by overthinking it? Let's not over-design our object models.