Functional Java looks like a nice library #JAXconf
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@ewolff Best one can do in Java, I guess. But why bother? Better to go with a real functional JVM language instead IMO
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@stilkov because Java developers are attached to Java - even by definition
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Replying to @ewolff
@ewolff I know. There's still no rational argument for wanting to adopt functional programming, but not a functional language

Jul 10, 2012 · 5:51 PM UTC

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Replying to @stilkov
@stilkov because you'd have to give up the good parts of Java (e.g. tooling) /cc @ewolff
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@svenefftinge @ewolff we can probably agree to disagree about the value of this tooling vs. all the downsides
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