Apple Deprecates Their JVM

Mortimer.CA writes "In some recent release notes Apple has deprecated their JVM: 'As of the release of Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 3, the version of Java that is ported by Apple, and that ships with Mac OS X, is deprecated.' In the past Sun (now Oracle) has always let Apple do this: 'Apple Computer supplies their own version of Java. Use the Software Update feature (available on the Apple menu) to check that you have the most up-to-date version of Java for your Mac.' I wonder how much heads-up Oracle was given for this change, and if the Java team has any code ready to go, or whether they'll have to ramp up porting for Mac OS 10.7 (aka 'Lion')."

Comments

Re:Ugh...

[EricTheRed]

Hmmm, let me see...

* hardware wise my 3yo MBP still outruns most machines in the office (ignoring the fact its personal hardware)
* os wise it's just as good as Linux (usually use Ubuntu)

So the old mac addage doesn't really hold up.

As for java... http://langpop.com/ and look at what's the most popular....

To quote Scotty - use the correct tool for the job... not "Start using a proper programming language" bollocks...

Re:Plenty of heads up.

[NatasRevol]

Not completely irrelevant.

http://www.devdaily.com/java/java-grand-central-dispatch-gcd-mac-os-x

Comment from an Apple JRE engineer:
http://lists.apple.com/archives/java-dev/2009/Sep/msg00006.html