On Aug 20, 2014, at 12:27 PM, Sergey Beryozkin <sberyozkin_at_talend.com> wrote:
> Sorry. lets not worry about 1.5. It was not about 1.5 but about the fact that it will a long time for people to migrate from 7 to 8 and I only referred to Java 5 as an example of how long it may take for people to migrate.
>
> Santiago: why Java 8 ? It's too high. We won't be able to support it for a couple of years probably. Can we lower it down to 1.7 ? JAX-RS 2.0 is 1.6, JAX-RS 2.1, not 3.0, - 1.8. Too high.
>
Because Java 7 is EOLed in April 15 [1]. By the time we go out with JAX-RS 2.1, JDK 9 will already be adopted. I know we have supported an earlier version in the past, but JDK 7 will be 2 generations behind when we are done. There are also interesting features that we can use from 8.
-- Santiago
[1]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/eol-135779.html
>
> If JSR 2.1 mandates Java 8 than I can not list myself as a supporter.
> On 20/08/14 17:15, Markus KARG wrote:
>>>> BTW, as you intend to target Java SE 8, it might me a good idea to add
>>>> a mandatory item to that list: Supporting the new language features,
>>>> in particular lambda expressions, streams API, and Consumers /
>>>> Producers. Those are what people most commonly understand unter "8",
>>>> so it would be a shame if we do not overhaul the API using that features.
>>> Java 8 would be too early, same way as Java 7 was to early was Java 2.0.
>>> We have users still on Java 1.5 due to the internal restrictions. Making
>> Java 7 a base stack for 2.1 would work IMHO.
>>
>> But the draft says that Java 8 is the base of the JSR, so what sense does it
>> makes to enforce _that_ but not _using_ any of the implied features? To
>> support your issue the result would be to reduce the draft to mandate Java
>> 5. Unless that is truly what you have in mind, it is senseless to be against
>> usage of Java 8 _features_, as Java 8 implies a binary format which does not
>> load on JRE 5 anyways.
>>
>> So what is your actual idea? Mandate Java 5 or mandate Java 8 with Java 5
>> binary format?
>>
>> Cheers, Sergey
>>> Regards
>>> Markus
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Santiago Pericas-Geertsen
>>> [mailto:Santiago.PericasGeertsen_at_oracle.com]
>>>
>>> Sent: Dienstag, 19. August 2014 16:30
>>> To: jsr339-experts_at_jax-rs-spec.java.net
>>> Subject: [jsr339-experts] JAX-RS 2.1 JSR
>>>
>>> Hello Experts,
>>>
>>> After collecting the feedback on this alias as well as that of the
>>> community (via the survey), we are ready to move forward with JAX-RS
>>> version 2.1. We decided to spin off the MVC work into a separate JSR,
>>> now called MVC 1.0. It is likely that MVC 1.0 will define integration
>>> points with JAX-RS, but it will be up to the MVC EG group to define
>>> those. In addition, MVC 1.0 may support other types of controllers.
>>>
>>> In preparation for the JSR submission, I'd like to ask if I can list
>>> your name as a _supporter_ for JAX-RS 2.1 (Note that becoming a
>>> supporter is different from an EG member). If you want to be listed as
>>> a supporter, please respond to this message as soon as possible.
>>>
>>> Looking forward to working with you again. Thanks!
>>>
>>> -- Santiago
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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>
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> Sergey Beryozkin
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