A language feature is a distinct aspect of a programming language, such as binding rules, lexical design, or facets of the type system.
Questions tagged [language-features]
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What are the new features in Java 8?
What are the new features in Java 8?
I know there are new features like Iterable::forEach and streams but is there anything new in multithreading or concurrency?
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Reasoning behind swift's function notation?
Why does Swift use this function notation:
func greet(person: String, day: String) -> String {
return "Hello \(person), today is \(day)."
}
I don't get why it uses the small arrow -> notation to specify return type. func identifier() -> Type…
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