On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 17:40, Todd And Margo Chester <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > Anyone play with Java 7 yet? What is you opinion of > upgrading to it? > > http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/java-se-jre-7-download-432155.html
In the past each Java version upgrade would break a lot of stuff from previous javas. While byte code should be able to run in compatibility mode, it didn't always do so and various apps would break until updates were released. For Java 7 it is supposed to be better capable of doing this.. however I have various console apps that only run on the 1.4 or 1.5 Java only. In most cases, upgrading Java does not mean you are getting better, faster, slimmer, etc. It usually means you are getting lots of different features. If you want to play around with things, sure do so. If you want to do work, then do it in a play station and see what breaks. If neither wait. > Many thanks, > -T > -- Stephen J Smoogen. "The core skill of innovators is error recovery, not failure avoidance." Randy Nelson, President of Pixar University. "Let us be kind, one to another, for most of us are fighting a hard battle." -- Ian MacLaren
