What do you think about the availability of Java 7?

[Curtis Rutland]

http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/444374

Java SE 7 delivers:

• Language changes to help increase developer productivity and simplify common programming tasks by reducing the amount of code needed, clarifying syntax and making code easier to read. (JSR 334: Project Coin)
• Improved support for dynamic languages (including: Ruby, Python and JavaScript), resulting in substantial performance increases on the JVM. (JSR 292: InvokeDynamic)
• A new multicore-ready API that enables developers to more easily decompose problems into tasks that can then be executed in parallel across arbitrary numbers of processor cores. (JSR 166: Fork/Join Framework)
• A comprehensive I/O interface for working with file systems that can access a wider array of file attributes and offer more information when errors occur. (JSR 203: NIO.2)
• New networking and security features
• Expanded support for internationaliz ation, including Unicode 6.0 support
• Updated versions of numerous libraries

So what do you guys think? The good, bad, and ugly?

[Dheeraj Joshi]

I am waiting to play with it.

Regards
Dheeraj Joshi

[Frinavale]

Hmm makes me want to try out Java again...it's been a long time!

[Curtis Rutland]

Spend enough time with C# and you'll realize how weak a release this is. This is the result of all those years between 6 and 7? C# gains LINQ, Lambdas, and powerful type inference from 2 to 3. Java gets string switches and halfassed type inference on generics only?

I understand that the stability of Java is something its followers trumpet, but I like my language to move forward with the times, not fall behind them. Just think. C# 4 gave us dynamics, tasks, named arguments, optional parameters, and co/contravariance of generics. C# 5 will bring async methods and who knows what else. Java 8 might get around to including some type of delegate.

They're behind the times, feature wise. And I doubt they'll catch up. That doesn't make C# a better language, it just makes it one I enjoy working with more.

Also, I'm surprised at the lack of interest in this topic.

[momotaro]

Hi,
where can I "DOWNLOAD" the Java SE7 API specification?
thx.

[Dheeraj Joshi]

Also, I'm surprised at the lack of interest in this topic

It is not just this topic. But whole Java section here is with less activity. :)

Regards
Dheeraj Joshi

[sandyinfinite]

Its very good News that java7 going to launch.
But is anyone knows that this new java 7 is more helpful for web development ?