> Another feature, that Java finally adopts, after decades of not adopting it
Java has been steadily moving in this direction for quite a few years now. It's tricky business. There's the language proper, and there's the JVM, which are interdependent. Both are aiming to remain backwards compatible. Introducing new major language features is not an easy feat.
C# has been adding new major language features all the time since its inception, including pretty much everything we are seeing being added to Java these days.
Yeah, and this "kitchen sink" approach is partly why I stopped writing C#. Same thing is turning me away from JS.
It's exhausting trying to stay up-to-date with the language, in addition to changes in the frameworks and tools on top of the challenges of my day job.
I might be showing my age, but I've come to appreciate that features come after long and careful consideration, and not every single release.
Java has been steadily moving in this direction for quite a few years now. It's tricky business. There's the language proper, and there's the JVM, which are interdependent. Both are aiming to remain backwards compatible. Introducing new major language features is not an easy feat.