Oleg Kalnichevski <olegk 'at' apache.org> writes: > Dear all > > We would like to know the opinion of HttpClient users whether the next > major release of HttpClient (4.0) should > > [ ] stay compatible with Java 1.2 > [ ] be compatible with Java 1.3 and above > [ ] be compatible with Java 1.4 and above > [X] be compatible with Java 1.5 and above
Since both HttpClient version 2.x and 3.x are already fine tools and can be used with older version of java, I think that new development (4.x) should be based on latest and greatest tools available, if they bring significant values (if 3.x is maintained when severe bugs are discovered). When 4.x will be ready for production use, there is no doubt java 1.5 will be ready for real production use too. Java 1.5 brings a very significant step forward for the language, and HttpClient code could benefit a lot with reduced class-casts and more robust code due to generics and enums. -- Guillaume Cottenceau --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
