True, but it's hugely significant as a signal that "the JVM isn't just for Java". Languages like Ruby and Python have large mindshare right now, so InvokeDynamic floated to the top.
Clojure will have it's turn. Things like tail recursion are already on the radar. Check out the Da Vinci Machine project for details.
Clojure will have it's turn. Things like tail recursion are already on the radar. Check out the Da Vinci Machine project for details.
http://openjdk.java.net/projects/mlvm/subprojects.html