On Aug 20, 2014, at 5:28 PM, Bill Burke <bburke_at_redhat.com> wrote:
> What exact features are we going to take advantage of in Java 8? Is there really anything that compelling? I still have users on JDK 6.
>
There hasn't been a version of the JDK with as many compelling features as JDK 8 in a while (since 5?). Default methods, lambdas, method references, type annotations, improved security algorithms, etc.
-- Santiago
> On 8/20/2014 4:40 PM, Santiago Pericas-Geertsen wrote:
>>
>> On Aug 20, 2014, at 4:26 PM, sberyozkin_at_talend.com wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Santiago
>>>
>>> I know Java 7 is not exactly new. But I'm sure you know many
>>> productions would not migrate to Java 8 tomorrow either.
>>> How exactly we'd look back by using Java 7 ? IMHO is not only about
>>> letting us play with excitement with new and cool features of Java 8.
>>> JAX-RS 2.0 is brilliant even without one or two Java 7 interfaces
>>> (AutoCloseable or whatever).
>>>
>>> This process is not about targeting the 'bleeding edge' productions
>>> where developers switch Java versions every month.
>>
>> I know, but 8 is not bleeding edge anymore, that's 9 now.
>>
>>> So we will look ahead and use the functional programming features or
>>> something even better of Java 8, that would super cool. Without those
>>> tricks 2.1 won't live I guess. Only part of the story though.
>>>
>>> Please give me a little time for me to confirm if I can be listed as a
>>> supporter, I'll get back on it asap.
>>>
>>> Also, let me ask, what is the targeted release date for 2.1 (sorry, not
>>> on my computer right now, no PDF reader here) ?
>>
>> Late 2016, and if history has taught us anything, that could mean early 2017.
>>
>> -- Santiago
>>
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