One of the most useful features of Java 8 are the new default methods on interfaces. There are essentially two reasons (there may be others) why they have been introduced: Providing actual default implementations. Example: Iterator.remove() Allowing for JDK API evolution. Example: Iterable.forEach() From an API designer’s perspective, I would have liked to be able … Read more
Why doesn’t Java include support for unsigned integers? It seems to me to be an odd omission, given that they allow one to write code that is less likely to produce overflows on unexpectedly large input. Furthermore, using unsigned integers can be a form of self-documentation, since they indicate that the value which the unsigned … Read more
Anyone tinkering with Python long enough has been bitten (or torn to pieces) by the following issue: def foo(a=[]): a.append(5) return a Python novices would expect this function to always return a list with only one element: [5]. The result is instead very different, and very astonishing (for a novice): >>> foo() [5] >>> foo() … Read more
Why is there no multiple inheritance in Java, but implementing multiple interfaces is allowed?
