JaroslavTulach commented on pull request #2337: URL: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2337#issuecomment-692515482
> This is about ... some syntax candy. No, it is not! True, original motivation (in 938b7d2 and 6066163) might be the syntax candy. I agree that is the useless part. However 31a7eb9 shows it is not candy at all. It is about ability to **compile against future Java APIs on JDK8**. With such ability... > Well, this is not the "dropping JDK 8" discussion. ...we would never need to have "dropping JDK 8" discussion again. Think about it, before [rolling back](https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2369). ---------------------------------------------------------------- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
