Comments on Mind the gap: BigDecimal operator support in Java 7

C# is certainly ahead of Java in its decimal synta...

2007-09-03T09:29:00.000+01:00

C# is certainly ahead of Java in its decimal syntax, which is one of the reasons I'd like Java to support proper decimal syntax.

I'm personally ambivalent about general operator overloading. It'd be handy when I need it, but I wouldn't like to have to support code that abused it.

it's right, but a programming language shouldn't b...

2007-09-01T22:12:00.000+01:00

it's right, but a programming language shouldn't be optimized for average programmers, i think.

don't you think, java is in danger, compared with c#?

c# implements lots of that 'advanced programming techniques' that java avoids.

i like java very much. it's sad to see microsoft overtaking java with it's .net

General operator overloading tends to be frowned u...

2007-08-29T10:05:00.000+01:00

General operator overloading tends to be frowned upon by the Java community. It's thought to be one of those features of C++ that Java did well to avoid because it gives too much power for average programmers to shoot themselves, and others, in the foot.

That said, one way of providing good syntax for BigDecimals would be to introduce a limited form of operator overloading. But best to think of that as an implementation mechanism rather than adding operator overloading capability to the language for all to use.

aehm... how about just operator overloading in jav...

2007-08-28T16:05:00.000+01:00

aehm... how about just operator overloading in java?

or is it a untouchable, sacral topic? ;)