Project Lambda
JSR 335 (Lambda Expressions for the JavaTM Programming Language) aims to support programming in a multicore environment by adding closures and related features to the Java language.
JSR 335 is part of JSR 337 (Java SE 8), which is scheduled for release in late 2012. An Early Draft Review of JSR 335 is anticipated by September 2011.
The goal of OpenJDK Project Lambda is to host a prototype implementation of JSR 335 suitable for inclusion in JDK 8, the Reference Implementation of Java SE 8. The prototype implementation is discussed on the lambda-dev mailing list.
This Project is sponsored by the Compiler Group.
Working documents
- State of the Lambda (Describes the proposed scope and features of closures)
- Defender methods (Describes a feature for pragmatic interface evolution)
Older documents
- Closures for Java (Nov 2009)
- Closures for Java: The Q&A (Dec 2009)
- Straw-Man Proposal (Dec 2009)
- Java Language Specification draft (Jan 2010)
