Example: I occasionally still use new Date(...) out of convenience and
ignore the warnings. I know it's wrong, but Calendar feels like a 18-
wheeler when all I need is a bike.

/Casper

On 2 Aug., 16:26, Jess Holle <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ben Schulz wrote:
> > On 1 Aug., 11:42, Jess Holle <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> Actually removing things will break a substantial amount of software in
> >> most cases and fragment the Java community.  Simply filtering out cruft
> >> and moving it to legacy compatibility modules where possible gives
> >> almost all the benefits of removal without the cost.
>
> > When it comes to removing e.g. System.getenv(), I agree. It worked
> > well for a bunch of people -- utter madness to quasi-remove it by
> > having it throw an Error (which goes beyond mere lunacy). That really
> > "breaks software"; but then there's Thread.stop() and the like.
> > Breaking broken software so that it has to be fixed is a good thing.
>
> I'd concur for Thread.stop() but there are very few cases that are as
> clear cut as Thread.stop.
>
> --
> Jess Holle
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