ok2c commented on pull request #212: URL: https://github.com/apache/httpcomponents-client/pull/212#issuecomment-619085382
> Yes, you are right. I completely forgot this. But aren't we breaking binary compat anyway by upgrading to Java 8? No, we are not. Binaries compiled against 5.0 APIs with Java 1.7 will require no recompilation when running with 5.1 binary and Java 1.8 > Why would we then require default methods in this case? How would add a new method to an existing interface otherwise? ---------------------------------------------------------------- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
