On 8/10/06, Joerg Heinicke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If there are other use cases that require Java 1.4 you should seriously
> consider if Simones proposal of using the Retroweaver would be enough.
This works only as long as you don't use extensions made to the JDK
classes. Different JDK versions are not just about language features but
also about APIs. So this is no replacement IMO.
Actually, you'd be surprised to what Retroweaver/Retrotranslator can
handle. Stripes, a Java 5 annotation-heavy web framework recently
used it to allow Java 1.4 apps to use Stripes, despite using new Java
5 methods, annotations, and other features quite heavily. We (Struts)
are planning on using Retrotranslator to support Java 1.4, while
taking full advantage of Java 5 annotations and new class methods.
Don
