By "we" I meant the place where I work… (not JWrapper Inc.)! :)
David On Sep 3, 2013, at 1:28 PM, David Ray <cognitionmiss...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I would strongly recommend leaving the shared JRE install world behind. > > As a suggestion, try JWrapper - we have flawless installs now, even using an > OSGI deployment procedure! Bundled JVMs are really the only dependable way to > go now it seems? > > David > > On Sep 3, 2013, at 1:23 PM, Richard Bair <richard.b...@oracle.com> wrote: > >>> Wouldn't it be better to allow developers to override methods at their own >>> risk. >> >> There's no such thing. When some big customer overrides methods, we have no >> choice but to support their app for the foreseeable future. Which is why >> deprecated stuff never could be removed from the JDK as well. And a host of >> bugs won't be fixed. When the CEO of a customer with a major hardware >> contract comes knocking -- well, at that time you really wish you had >> designed the API differently. >> >>> Yet, those that are willing to take the risks, can do something to keep >>> their business alive. >> >> I would strongly recommend leaving the shared JRE install world behind. >> >> Richard >
