It was a long time in the making but all JSRs constituting Java SE 7 have crossed the finish line! The actual Java SE 7 software release is just around the corner (July 28th). Exciting stuff!
Indeed! ;-) Seriously, I do think it's quite exciting. Technically the release might be a bit of a let down, but Oracle at least formulated and executed a plan to actually get the release out of the door, and that is quite exciting. Also, how can the first official major Java release in about 5 years not be exiting for a Java adept.
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Exciting in the sense that there's finally another release of java, but not so much for what's actually in the release on the language level.
ReplyDeleteLet's hope Java 8 doesn't take that long and actually ships with the closures and all.
Clearly you're forgetting about the Swing JDatePicker Christophe. What can top that?
ReplyDeleteIndeed! ;-)
ReplyDeleteSeriously, I do think it's quite exciting. Technically the release might be a bit of a let down, but Oracle at least formulated and executed a plan to actually get the release out of the door, and that is quite exciting. Also, how can the first official major Java release in about 5 years not be exiting for a Java adept.