RE: language extensions? future direction?

> It's important to me that I have the ability to move code back
> and forth between compiled and scripted environments.

How does _adding_ syntax prevent you from doing this?  As long as BeanShell
remains a superset of the Java language this feature is preserved.  Even if
you argue that, in a team environment, others might use non-Java language
extensions (which already exist) they can be switched off, just as
scriptlets can be disabled in JSP.

I understand the argument that bug fixes should be a higher priority, but I
respectfully disagree with the assertion that optional syntax extensions
(which can be disabled in the interpreter) would destroy BeanShell's
interoperability.  

-----Original Message-----
From: beanshell-developers-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org
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Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 2:35 AM
To: beanshell-developers-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [Beanshell-dev] language extensions? future direction?

On November 26, 2004 2:12 pm, Shankar Unni wrote:
> >  1. "blocks" like in Ruby or Smalltalk:
> >  2. "mixins"
> >  4. "macros"
> >
> > What do you think?
>
> May I make a contrary plea?
>
> One of the advantages of BeanShell is that it has maintained its closeness
> to "real Java syntax" all this time.
>
> If you want is primarily an exotic scripting language with bells and
> whistles, "groovy" fits the bill quite nicely - it has all these and more.
> Since compatibility with Java syntax and semantics is no longer a primary
> concern, "groovy" could be your answer.
>
> BeanShell's big virtue is that you can keep the code in near-pure Java,
and
> move code back and forth between "compiled" java and "scripted" java
> freely.

+1.
It's important to me that I have the ability to move code back and forth 
between compiled and scripted environments. Blocks and more seem to be 
exactly what the groovy folks are interested in.

Cheers.

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