+1. I think moving to at least Java 7 would be beneficial. However I doubt there'll be enough pull to move directly to Java 8. I'd totally be in favor of it though.
On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 6:33 PM, nicolas de loof <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi folks, > > we had discussions here about requiring java 6 for Jenkins. I don't see a > major benefit for using it, as new API/feature would offer border-line > changes to jenkins codebase. Same for Java 7 (which is announced EOL anyway) > > Makes me wonder if we could start discussion on migrating to Java 8. This > would allow use of default methods for interface based extension, lambdas, > and few other significant features for plugin and core developers. This > won't prevent people to build project on java 1.1 if they wish. > > wdyt ? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Jenkins Developers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Laurent Malvert -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jenkins Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
