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The Details of Oracle's JDK 7 and 8 'Plan B'

Posted by Soulskill on from the division-of-labor dept.

gkunene writes "Oracle has put Java 7 and 8 features up for Java Community approval, providing a clear indication of what the next two major versions of Java are likely to include. (Java 7 contents, Java 8 contents.) From the article: 'The JDK 7 and 8 JSRs represent Oracle's 'Plan B' approach for separating JDK 7 into two separate releases, splitting up features that were all originally intended for the Java 7 release. This approach is intended to help expedite new Java releases. Among the key components of the original Java 7 plan that are now set for inclusion in Java 8 are the Lambda and Jigsaw efforts. At JavaOne this year, Thomas Kurian, executive vice president, Oracle Product Development, explained that Lambda is all about bringing closures to the Java language. Kurian noted at the time that Lambda is intended to provide a more concise replacement for inner classes, as well as support automatically parallel operations on collections. Jigsaw is all about building modularity into the Java Virtual Machine.'"

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  1. And yet..... by modmans2ndcoming · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Java is still the new COBOL.Run on most enterprise systems but is crusty as hell.

  2. Re:One area in which I appreciate the Java's power by modmans2ndcoming · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    what other technology? uh.... C, C++, C#, Assembly, LISP, Forth, Haskell....

    There is no magic dust. Java was popular because the financial sector bought into the crap Sun was selling.

  3. Re:One area in which I appreciate the Java's power by kaffiene · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Shhhh! You'll upset the groupthink

  4. Re:One area in which I appreciate the Java's power by MichaelKristopeit192 · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    you haven't answer my question... again, i ask... ARE YOU JOKING?

    you're a "currency speculator" but you don't know about the trading systems tied at the lowest possible level DIRECTLY INTO THE SYSTEMS CONTROLLING THE MARKET? the systems that make vast numbers of trades every second? the systems that hedge every trade thousands of times before the confirmation has been acknowledged?

    i know exactly what you're talking about... you're talking about java and propagating lies. now the real question is: why? are you lying for a reason, or are you simply an idiot?