DSE 4.6.5 supports Java 8 ( http://docs.datastax.com/en/datastax_enterprise/4.6/datastax_enterprise/RNdse46.html?scroll=RNdse46__rel465) and DSE 4.6.5 is Cassandra 2.0.14 under the hood.
I would go with 8 On 7 May 2015 at 04:51, Paulo Motta <[email protected]> wrote: > First link was broken (sorry), here is the correct link: > http://docs.datastax.com/en/cassandra/2.0/cassandra/install/installJREJNAabout_c.html > > 2015-05-07 8:49 GMT-03:00 Paulo Motta <[email protected]>: > > The official recommendation is to run with Java7 ( >> http://docs.datastax.com/en/cassandra/2.0/cassandra/install/installJREabout_c.html), >> mostly to play it safe I guess, however you can probably already run C* >> with Java8, since it has been stable for a while. We've been running with >> Java8 for several months now without any noticeable problem. >> >> Regarding source compatibility, the official plan is compile with Java8 >> starting from version 3.0. You may find more information on this ticket: >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-8168 >> <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-8168> >> >> 2015-05-07 8:32 GMT-03:00 Stefan Podkowinski <[email protected] >> >: >> >> Hi >>> >>> >>> >>> Are there any plans to support Java 8 for Cassandra 2.0, now that Java 7 >>> is EOL? >>> >>> Currently Java 7 is also recommended for 2.1. Are there any reasons not >>> to recommend Java 8 for 2.1? >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Stefan >>> >> >> > -- Ben Bromhead Instaclustr | www.instaclustr.com | @instaclustr <http://twitter.com/instaclustr> | (650) 284 9692
