Hi Andrew, My comments inline.
From: "Andrew Sykes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Jacques, > > What features do you have in mind? C# like (notably foreach like loops but also autoboxing, enum type and varargs) For more please see : http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/language/index.html > Stuff like autoboxing and foreach loops would probably reduce the > overall code size, but would also stop people from using an older JDK. Yes, one day or another we will have to do it anyway, why waiting ? It's not difficult to switch from 1.4 to 1.5. They are some bugs solved (notably this one which was annoying in POS (block debugging in Eclipse, ok in NetBeans) : http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6330496) And last but not least it's faster :o) > Removing support for 1.4x might mean people's proprietary modifications > or libraries cease to be compatible. Yes that's might be a *problem*. Are you already aware of such cases (or anybody else of course) ? > Are you suggesting this change for existing code or new code? I was thinking primarily at new code. When refactoring old code (bug, improvements, etc.) 1.5 new features may be also used. Jacques > > On Tue, 2006-10-03 at 07:56 +0200, Jacques Le Roux wrote: > > Hi Developpers, > > > > Now that JDK 1.5 is no longer a problem I propose to vote on using 1.5 new > > features. What do you think ? > > > > Jacques
