No, we are not proposing to move to Java
5.0 for the 1.0 release. What the conversation was about and what we would like
to propose to WTP as a whole is to consider moving to using unparameterized Collections
in the API for the 1.0 release. Then, when platform and WTP moves to Java 5.0
(3.2/1.5?), the APIs can be changed to use parameterized collections without
breaking binary compatibility.
Thoughts?
- Konstantin
From:
wtp-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wtp-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David M Williams
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
11:44 AM
To: General discussion of
project-wide or architectural issues.
Subject: Re: [wtp-dev] FW: Arrays
vs. Collections in new API
This
was interesting ... but to be clear, our 1.0 will be on Eclipse 3.1.1 and, I'm
guessing, when
Jim said
"in the fall they will start to use Java 5.0" I suspect he meant for
the 3.2 stream.
Are you suggesting
we standardize on Java 5.0 for our API and 1.0 release?
If so ...
seems like a huge step, to me.
So ... just
thought I'd ask for clarification ... maybe you were just sharing
an
interesting discussion?
>Jim des
Rivieres wrote up this helpful response to an API question we had, and
>agreed
to let me forward it to the list. Something to consider as we finalize
api for 1.0.
>
>-Ted
