On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Also, Java 7 isn't the end of the line. Just because a feature > > doesn't make it into 7 doesn't mean it will never make it in. > > Neal has also stated here and on other blogs > > Well no matter how you cut it, the amount of stuff that has been > dropped is staggering and a prospect of JDK8 in another 3-4 years is > just disappointing to the practitioner. It's not scientific study, but > only some 20% appear to be genuinely happy with how JDK7 is shaping > up: http://www.java.net/poll/what-your-reaction-jdk-7-feature-list > > Also, it's a little bit ironic and not exactly a sign of health, that > the current javac maintainer is now innovating on a competitive > platform. > > Neal has not been the javac maintainer since he left Sun for Google back in 2004. Langtools in general and javac in particular have been actively maintained by others since then: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/jdk7/langtools/shortlog -Joe --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
