Re: [Bodington-developers] Java 1.5

[Matthew B. <mat...@ou...>]

Peter Crowther wrote:
>> From: Antony Corfield
>> Can you remind us (more specifically a cake-eating weegie) what the 
>> policy is for java versions (1.4/1.5). My understanding is 
>> that we keep 
>> backwards compatibility for java 1.4. i.e. should compile and 
>> run with java 1.4
> 
> That's also my understanding of the policy.  However, given the apparent
> alignment of Bodington and Sakai and the apparent stability of Java 1.5,
> would it make sense to align the policy with Sakai and head towards 1.5
> relatively soon?

I'm all for moving to build and deploying against 1.5.

Reasons not to move:
- Obscure platforms with only 1.4.
- Developers without much 1.5 experience, although this would be an 
opportunity to develop (I'm in this camp).

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