John R Pierce, 05.10.2012 08:34:
You are also moving to a Java version that is soon to be
de-supported.
Java is supported? only if you mean the non-stop stream of updates
brought on by web exploit exposures.
Yes it is. In a similar way as PostgreSQL is "supported".
if you're using Java as a server side application development
environment, whats 'supported' mean ?
There are versions where Oracle will apply bugfixes and there are version where
they will not.
It's not only about security fixes for the Browser plugin-in (which I frankly
think is totally useless),
but there are also fixes to the whole JDK and Java API which could well affect
server apps.
Think IPv6 - AFAIK that will not be available for older Java versions.
frankly, at least from our perspective, Java 7 has been a no-fly so
far. it brings nothing to the table we're interested in, just more
Oracle induced nonsense.
I beg to differ. There are some new features in the language that are really
nice.
And also several new technologies will not be available on the old Java
platforms
(think Tomcat 7, JavaEE 6 and so on)
The same way you should stay up-to-date with a PostgreSQL release you should
with your Java development environment
(even if you don't really need or use the new features)
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