Just been looking into open source work done in the context of the European Union and one of the key applications there requires JDK 8:
https://github.com/l-e-x/leos I.e., we need to stop thinking that Java 8 is somehow dead or ethically or otherwise problematic -- it's simply what a great deal of applications use and any strategy we come up with needs to cater to Java 8. Gj On Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 10:57 PM Glenn Holmer <ce...@protonmail.com.invalid> wrote: > > On 10/25/22 22:48, Laszlo Kishalmi wrote: > > I'm confused as well. Still not clear, what are we about to solve here. > > Use new lang spec with old runtimes? I do not have granny issues... > > Also confused. If this is all so people can still code for Java 8 in > this day and age, I say drop support for JDK8 ("Nuke the site from > orbit, it's the only way to be sure"). I may be out of touch, being > retired for eight years now, but IMHO anyone still using Java 8 would be > better off to stay in his parents' basement with his VAX-11 coding > assembly language. It's getting as bad as the Python 2/3 thing was. > > And if it's so you can code using new features not available in the JDK > you're using... use the newer JDK! I just don't understand any of this, > but I do remember a time when NetBeans was the leader in out-of-box > support for new language features. > > > The examples of Java 17 has no support for Java 6 target, makes this > > discussion ridiculous. > > +1, what are we even talking about here? Java 6? seriously? > > -- > Glenn Holmer (Linux registered user #16682) > "After the vintage season came the aftermath -- and Cenbe." > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.apache.org > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.apache.org For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
