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Java 7 is now available

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Re: Java 7 is now available

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Post by famousactress »

Meh. The world turns. I spent a decade developing primarily in Java, and the last few years were really disappointing. The community splintered, the language and platform really lost any ability to maintain momentum. I might have been stoked about Java 7 three years ago (when it should have come out).

Re: Java 7 is now available

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Post by jph98 »

jyxent wrote: post #13
bromagosa wrote: post #9

«JSR TBD: Project Lambda Lambda expressions (informally, "closures") and defender methods for the Java programming language» Welcome to the sixties, Java! Sorry, I couldn't help it >:D

That's a deferred feature. It won't make it into Java until version 8.

No no, closures (basic) are part of Java 7.

Re: Java 7 is now available

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Post by reverend_gonzo »

JonnieCache wrote: post #15
Emore wrote: post #12

Anyone know why an OS X release is not on the list?

Apple manage their own java builds, and they usually lag way behind the sun/oracle releases. With java "deprecated" in lion, who knows how long it will take this time.

It's not just Apple anymore.

Apple and Oracle will be working together to create an OpenJDK for Macs.

http://www.macstories.net/news/apple-and-oracle-announce-ope...

Re: Java 7 is now available

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Post by X-Istence »

jcromartie wrote: post #19
Emore wrote: post #12

Anyone know why an OS X release is not on the list?

Apple maintain their own release of the JVM for OS X.

No, this has changed. With the start of Lion Apple is no longer the gatekeeper and as was previously reported they are working with Oracle to create new releases of OpenJDK which is why people like myself are wondering where the release is since Apple was stepping away from being the gatekeeper.
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