RFR: JDK-8200083: Bump bootjdk requirement for JDK 11 to JDK 10 (original) (raw)

John Paul Adrian Glaubitz glaubitz at physik.fu-berlin.de
Sat Mar 24 02:13:33 UTC 2018

On 03/24/2018 01:07 AM, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote:

But if javac developers are seriously hindered in their effort to enhance Java due to this, then maybe developer convenience is not as important.

But is using the latest Java features really so important for OpenJDK development? I mean, do people seriously say "Oh, we have type inference for variables now. We have to use it immediately, it's making the code so much better and faster!!!" (sorry, couldn't resist the hyperbole).

I mean, in the end, OpenJDK is developed for users and not for the OpenJDK developers sake to use Java, isn't it? So, I think the project should always keep users and downstream interests in mind.

Adrian

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