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Re: which version of Java to use

From Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom2@eastlink.ca>
Newsgroups comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject Re: which version of Java to use
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Date 2012-11-07 20:29 -0400

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On 11/07/2012 07:26 PM, Roedy Green wrote:
> I distribute source for java for 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7
>
> I have been thinking about upgrading at notch or so.
>
> My basic classification rule is:
>
> 1.1 purely computational stuff.
> 1.2 needs a collection
> 1.3 needs Swing
> 1.5 for complicated Applets, Java Web Start
> 1.6 for command line utils.
> 1.7 for code examples.
>
> What would you recommend?|
>
Except in the rare case of a customer that is stuck with 1.5 or earlier, 
and has $$$ and cannot easily move to >1.5, I'd go with at least the 
latest 1.6.

I don't unreservedly recommend 1.7 across the board because there are 
still a lot of apps and Java infrastructure that are 1.6.x or are tested 
only against 1.6.x. And I've recently still had a few things fail on 
1.7. But usually (in the absence of instructions as to what Java version 
to use, and given some thought as to the nature of the app and its age) 
I'd try 1.7 first.

AHS

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which version of Java to use Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-11-07 15:26 -0800
  Re: which version of Java to use Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2012-11-07 15:43 -0800
  Re: which version of Java to use Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom2@eastlink.ca> - 2012-11-07 20:29 -0400
  Re: which version of Java to use Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2012-11-08 09:51 -0600
  Re: which version of Java to use Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-11-08 11:31 -0500
    Re: which version of Java to use Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-11-08 13:33 -0500
      Re: which version of Java to use Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-11-08 13:48 -0500
      Re: which version of Java to use Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-11-09 13:46 -0800

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