mac's should be totally ignored in this area (and all other area's if you ask me) apple and java is the biggest pile of crap i ever worked with
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 12:45, Matej Knopp <matej.kn...@gmail.com> wrote: > They do, on snow leopard :) > > Anyway, I don't feel too strongly about it, certainly won't block 1.6 > if others think it's a good idea. > > -Matej > > On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 12:43 PM, Martijn Dashorst > <martijn.dasho...@gmail.com> wrote: > > At our company we've been deploying to 1.6 for over 2 years now. I > > know... since I'm on a (32bit) Mac and all my co-workers were able to > > compile against 1.6 leaving me behind... Now that even developers on > > Macs have Java 6, I seriously think that 1.5 is a dead platform. > > > > Martijn > > > > On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Matej Knopp <matej.kn...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I really don't think our core should depend on 1.6. Those few methods > >> can easyly be put to util classes. Typesafe models can be moved to > >> separate sub project. I know it makes the build more complicated > >> again, but 1.6 isn't that common, especially not in production. > >> > >> -Matej > >> > >> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Carl-Eric Menzel > >> <cm.wic...@users.bitforce.com> wrote: > >>> On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:44:23 +0100 > >>> Martijn Dashorst <martijn.dasho...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> I was going to propose a vote in that direction... as JDK 1.5 has been > >>>> shelved... > >>>> > >>> > >>> It'll be years until Java 1.6 is as common as 1.5 is now. There are > many > >>> organizations who have only just completed the move to 1.5. I think > >>> going to a strict requirement for Java 1.6 would be a really bad idea, > >>> especially since it does not offer as many significant new benefits as > >>> 1.5 did. > >>> > >>> Offering 1.6-specific features in a separate jar would be a simple and > >>> pretty good solution, I think. Stuff like the typesafe model would thus > >>> be available for those who need it, without leaving anybody needlessly > >>> stranded. > >>> > >>> Carl-Eric > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Become a Wicket expert, learn from the best: http://wicketinaction.com > > Apache Wicket 1.4 increases type safety for web applications > > Get it now: http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/wicket/1.4.4 > > >
