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Oracle has shipped the Developer Preview of the much-delayed Java Development Kit (JDK) Version 8, the reference implementation of the Java SE 8 Platform. "If you've been watching JDK 8 evolve from afar then now is an excellent time to download a build and try it out – the sooner the better!" Oracle's chief Java architect Mark …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    ARM Support means decent JDK for the Raspberry Pi?

    My googling indicates it does. Finally a fast, hard-float, Oracle-provided JDK for the Pi which should hopefully run I2P and/or Freenet decently. Looking forward to giving this a go.

    Apart from that Java is increasingly emanating the stench of a legacy platform. What am I going to do next career-wise? Java programming has lost its appeal a while ago.

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    1. wikkity
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      Re: Java is increasingly emanating the stench of a legacy platform

      Out of interest what industry do you work in, from where I and developer friends sit Java is far from a legacy platform. Although I do maintain a few apps that are around 15 years old.

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        Re: Java is increasingly emanating the stench of a legacy platform

        I'm currently working for an investment bank. "legacy" may be a bit harsh, in fact I'm working on a brand new system written in Java, but it's just not exciting to me anymore. In all fairness I may just have been doing it for too long - since 1996. I've looked into Scala and Clojure, into the upcoming Java platform updates and I'm just not getting excited by any of it.

        I guess I might have to dust off my networking/security skills and see how well an old (in IT terms) man can make that kind of a career move.

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    2. digital display
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      Re: ARM Support means decent JDK for the Raspberry Pi?

      You don't bang on Java 8. It bangs on you.. Listen

      I've supported Oracle for years now ( 10% of my job )and I think their use of Java and Java its self has so many flaws..So much frustration through the years. Now that Java 7 platform is just getting stable, Even now, I still will get a call from somebody every week or so. Oracle gets so screwed up with versioning issues. ' Hey! Oracle today says I have the wrong version ' I'm over it..Sure move to Java 8. Can't wait to see the new errors and log files next year..I don't care I've been beaten down by Oracle for 15 years. LOL

      What the hell is the matter with Java? Why hasn't it matured more? Backwards compatability is lacking. So if your App needs v 1.7 and somehow mysteriously the user got v1.4 what happens next is anyones guess.. The App may just blow up or throw an error then completely screw up the upgrade or ask the user to upgrade before opening.. Thanks guys for getting a user of mine in an install mode..Effen..They probably don't even know what Java is!!

      Perhaps the log files indication a socket connetion problem and one runs down the Rabbit hole of TNSNames issues or network connectivity issues.... whatever..I've learned the first thing to do with Oracle issues..It's the fucking Java... I miss the old days when Oracle and many of the Mods ran on a fat client at the Workstation. R12 I bow to you. show mercy oh god on my soul.

      I smile inside everytime I read the effects of the cloud on ERP's..Those cash cows Oracle used play in and frolic naked with all those yearly multimillion dollar contracts are vaporizing right before their shocked eyes..They are scrambling for new revenue streams and opportunities.. Will the mighty be laid low?

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