It is very good to hear from you. Are you spinning up the spec work? If you are ready to accept it, I would love to help get the word out to get more folks involved in your spec.
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-------- Original message --------From: Scott Kurz <skurz_at_us.ibm.com> Date: 5/27/16 10:12 AM (GMT-05:00) To: users_at_javaee-spec.java.net Subject: [javaee-spec users] Introduction; first question on extension w/ default methods
Quick introduction: I'm Scott Kurz
from IBM, spec lead for Batch (JSR 352).
We're still planning on getting a Batch
1.1 Maintenance Release update into EE 8.
In the past, according to this anyway:
https://java.net/projects/javaee-spec/pages/CompatibilityRequirements
it wasn't permitted to add new interface
methods to listeners that apps must implement since it breaks source compatibility.
So with EE 8 requiring Java 8 (hopefully
a correct assumption), and with Java 8's default methods, is it now an
option to add new methods with default implementations,
(assuming the individual specs can define
a reasonable default and write it into the spec)?
Is this the right forum BTW for asking
about individual specs' maintenance release ideas/issues as a part of the
bigger EE platform? Or is there some spec leads forum or something?
Thank you,
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Scott Kurz
WebSphere Batch / Compute Grid Development
skurz_at_us.ibm.com
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