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Java 5 RC Available, Gold Targeted for this Month

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the test-driving dept.

Trevor Leach writes "Sun's Java 5 download page is now serving up J2SE 5.0 RC. There are loads of productivity enhancements in this release, code named 'Tiger,' including generics, enums, autoboxing of primitive types, and metadata. Additionally, the Java Developer's Journal qoutes Sun's Graham Hamilton, chief technologist of Java Software, as specifying September 30 as Tiger's target release date."

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  1. Are people still using java? by kiddygrinder · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why would you want to use java? .Net is NEW! it's got MS on it! If you go by memory footprint it's way bigger and therefore better!

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    This is a joke. I am joking. Joke joke joke.
  2. Re:Remember when C# came out... by tomee · · Score: 2, Funny

    Let's compromise: They were shameless innovations, ok?