We are dependent on the java version supported by Hadoop distributions.
Last I checked Cloudera supports Java7 so we cannot take out the support
for that.

Thanks,
Chandni


On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 7:56 AM, Ted Dunning <[email protected]> wrote:

> Just a question for discussion ...
>
> Is Java7 support really necessary?  Why not just go with JDK8 so you don't
> need Joda time at all. The java.time classes are very similar and where
> they differ, they seem superior (which makes sense given they used the
> experience of Joda time heavily).
>
> Java7 is now not receiving public updates since April, 2015 (java 7u79). Do
> we really want to encourage users to use software that isn't even getting
> security updates outside of special support contracts?
>
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 2:40 PM, Sandeep Deshmukh <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > Good idea Chandni. This is what I get from their page and makes perfect
> > sense to use it going forward.
> > ---------------------
> > Joda-Time is the *de facto* standard date and time library for Java. From
> > Java SE 8 onwards, users are asked to migrate to java.time (JSR-310).
> > ---------------------
> >
> > Regards,
> > Sandeep
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 1:50 PM, Chandni Singh <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > We should consider replacing TimeBucket class with Period in Joda Time
> > > library when creation of arbitrary time buckets are allowed, for eg.
> 5H,
> > > 3d, etc.
> > >
> > > Joda Time library is popular and widely used. It has Duration and
> Period
> > > classes that are very convenient. These classes have been added to JDK
> 8.
> > >
> > > I will be using Joda library for ManagedState implementation.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Chandni
> > >
> >
>

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