Java 7 has been out for almost a year and a half.
Java 6 was released in 2006
What keeps people on old versions for over 8 years(1.5)?
We have tried to keep up with the times and feel that we got a lot of
performance improvements over time without any pain as we changed versions.
There does not seem to be any problem using Maven to compile Java
version 7. Java 7 certainly runs Maven just fine.
Are we not just talking about changing the default to 7 not forcing
everyone to use 7 or run their IDE on 7 or am I missing something?
They can still select the compiler that they want if they are not up to
date.
Ron
On 29/11/2012 9:19 AM, Stephen Connolly wrote:
That is a fair point. And I concur, that until core ups its minimum JRE
requirement, compiler shouldn't move past that...
Raises the question should core up to 1.6... I don't see a pressing need
yet...
Lambdas are not until 1.8, and we don't do the crazy generics stuff that,
for example, forced Jenkins to require 1.6 to build. So without a pressing
need, I think core should stay on 1.5 for now
On 29 November 2012 10:39, Jochen Wiedmann <jochen.wiedm...@gmail.com>wrote:
Leaving aside questions of compatibility, Java 7 as compiler default would
be a poor choice. After all, that would require JRE 7 as a standard for
running Maven, or using one of the Eclipse compilers. Otherwise, that would
be unsupported by the compiler.
On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 8:43 PM, Ron Wheeler <
rwhee...@artifact-software.com
wrote:
+1
On 28/11/2012 1:36 PM, Mark Derricutt wrote:
Now that Oracle are controlling Java on OSX we can no longer "blame
Apple" - I'd love to see the default become Java 7 now.
And if one needs to lock down to the older versions, lock them down.
On 29/11/2012, at 7:07 AM, Curtis Rueden <ctrue...@wisc.edu> wrote:
Good to know that Maven is now only 8 years behind.
I blame Apple.
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