Didier wrote on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 11:08 AM: Why not make new versions of Clojure support the latest Java version and JDK features
Since Clojure 1.7 (and 1.8) run on Java 8 quite happily, I assume you mean "Why not drop support for earlier Java versions with each new version of Clojure"? The answer — for any situation like this — is that many companies are slow to upgrade fundamental infrastructure like the JVM because they have so many things that rely on it, so it is a major exercise. For Clojure to be adopted by such companies, it needs to run on their existing JVM infrastructure. Dropping support for older JVM versions is therefore a Big Deal(™) and can not be undertaken lightly. A lot of software generally tries to support current plus two versions back which would mean Java 6 support should likely stay until Java 9 is GA (although it’s true that there is also a lot of software that only supports current plus one version back). Bear in mind that there are many companies still running Windows XP because upgrading is such an expensive business (in time and effort, as well as any actual costs)! Sean Corfield -- (904) 302-SEAN An Architect's View -- http://corfield.org/ "Perfection is the enemy of the good." -- Gustave Flaubert, French realist novelist (1821-1880) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
