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From: markspace <-@.>
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Subject: Re: Java 8 Lambda binary snapshot
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:02:22 -0800
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On 11/11/2011 12:55 PM, markspace wrote:
> Lambda dev and the compiler group (and possibly others) published a
> binary snapshot of the current state of lambdas and closures for Java.
>
> http://jdk8.java.net/lambda/


One note: it seems much of the compiler is there, but that the JVM is 
lagging behind and can't execute some of the compiler output.  This 
seems to further imply we are loosing backwards binary compatibility 
with Java 8.  I don't know how significant that is.