On [EMAIL PROTECTED] we have started to dicuss whether we can make Java 5 becoming the
minimum requirement for Cocoon 2.2. Note that this discussion is completly
unrelated to Cocoon 2.1 which needs JDK 1.3.
The arguments pro Java 5 which was officially releases almost 2 years ago, are
the support of generics, annotations, build-in JMX, simpler loop syntax, and
many small improvements to a lot of classes.
As Cocoon 2.2 hasn't been released yet, there is no existing user base. Hence
people are not forced to use Java 5 just because of a new patch release. We plan
to do a release based on the 2.1.X branch within the next months, which might be
the last one of this series.
The question now is whether making Java 5 the minimum requirement is a hurdle
for people who plan to migrate or not.
Your opinion is appreciated!
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Reinhard Pötz Independent Consultant, Trainer & (IT)-Coach
{Software Engineering, Open Source, Web Applications, Apache Cocoon}
web(log): http://www.poetz.cc
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