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Java 1.4.2 Vs 1.5 Vs 1.6

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  Java 1.4.2 Vs 1.5 Vs 1.6 "James Kimble" <james.kimble@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:32 +0000
    Re: Java 1.4.2 Vs 1.5 Vs "Knute Johnson" <knute.johnson@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:32 +0000
      Re: Java 1.4.2 Vs 1.5 Vs "John W. Kennedy" <john.w..kennedy@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:32 +0000
        Re: Java 1.4.2 Vs 1.5 Vs "James Kimble" <james.kimble@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:32 +0000

#1215 — Java 1.4.2 Vs 1.5 Vs 1.6

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I'm sure this question has been posted but I've not found any
definitive answer.

I maintain a product line that consists of a dedicated Linux system
running Java to provide a GUI interface as a control system for
underlying hardware. I've been working to move to jdk 1.5 (not hard
but I'm busy) and now this new DST thing which is not covered by the
version I've been porting to (1.5.0-b64) makes me want to rething
about going to the latest 1.6. It seems every version change had
problems in the beginning and I didn't even try 1.6 because of that.
Now I'm thinking about it again.

Can anyone give me a level of comfort about just going to the latest
jdk and jre? Is there an advantage to going to the latest 1.6 versus
the last 1.5? The liability of 1.6 is, of course, it's not as tested
as the previous releases but, as java has matured, I think that some
of that may be pretty minimal. I don't have enough data to judge.

Can I get opinions? Any input is greatly appreciated.

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#1217 — Re: Java 1.4.2 Vs 1.5 Vs

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James Kimble wrote:
> I'm sure this question has been posted but I've not found any
> definitive answer.
> 
> I maintain a product line that consists of a dedicated Linux system
> running Java to provide a GUI interface as a control system for
> underlying hardware. I've been working to move to jdk 1.5 (not hard
> but I'm busy) and now this new DST thing which is not covered by the
> version I've been porting to (1.5.0-b64) makes me want to rething
> about going to the latest 1.6. It seems every version change had
> problems in the beginning and I didn't even try 1.6 because of that.
> Now I'm thinking about it again.
> 
> Can anyone give me a level of comfort about just going to the latest
> jdk and jre? Is there an advantage to going to the latest 1.6 versus
> the last 1.5? The liability of 1.6 is, of course, it's not as tested
> as the previous releases but, as java has matured, I think that some
> of that may be pretty minimal. I don't have enough data to judge.
> 
> Can I get opinions? Any input is greatly appreciated.
> 

Every now and then people find obscure bugs and if it is in your code 
that is a PITA.  I wouldn't waste my time updating from 1.4 to 1.5 when 
1.6 is already here.  I've been using 1.6 since last summer and have not 
run into any bugs.  That doesn't mean that there aren't any just that my 
code hasn't found any.  I certainly wouldn't use a version of 1.5 that 
isn't the latest subversion, 1.5.0_11 as of today.

I tell all of my clients that updates and bug fixes are contingent upon 
them having the latest JRE installed.

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Knute Johnson
email s/nospam/knute/

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#1221 — Re: Java 1.4.2 Vs 1.5 Vs

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Knute Johnson wrote:
>> Can I get opinions? Any input is greatly appreciated.

The only problem I've had with 1.6 is also in current levels of 1.5, a 
bug involving
    pushbuttons
    containing images
    within a toolbar
    in the Windows XP look and feel.



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#1226 — Re: Java 1.4.2 Vs 1.5 Vs

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On Mar 19, 2:45 am, "John W. Kennedy" <jwke...@attglobal.net> wrote:
> Knute Johnson wrote:
> >> Can I get opinions? Any input is greatly appreciated.
>
> The only problem I've had with 1.6 is also in current levels of 1.5, a
> bug involving
>     pushbuttons
>     containing images
>     within a toolbar
>     in the Windows XP look and feel.
>
> --
> John W. Kennedy
> "The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have
> always objected to being governed at all."
>    -- G. K. Chesterton.  "The Man Who Was Thursday"
> * TagZilla 0.066 *http://tagzilla.mozdev.org


Thanks! It definately sounds like 1.6 is the way to go.

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