hey how do i like. learn how to write Actual Good Java
java feels like the last language that's
- pretty big
- has types and generics and first class functions
- not a LISP or ML (I love them but don't grok them well enough to teach yet)
- not run by a small clique including several bigots
- not run by Microsoft
@aescling @akjcv yeah, i'd say that anonymous functions and method references work just fine but having to write higher order functions using java.util.function is more of a pain in the ass than "real" first class functions
likewise, generics usually work but every once in awhile i've been bitten by the 20-year-old backwards compatibility spectre of type erasure and had to write some weird "hey this is what type i am" helpers