![]() ![]() It’s true we have to cater to users, but we also have to cater to the contributors. This is a difference compared to Java 7 which just updated the libraries but not the language. Java 8 introduces some interesting new language features which some contributors can’t wait to use.Furthermore, all major versions of Java before 8 are officially end-of-life as of April, 2015 they will no longer receive public updates, making them security risks.By the time 4.6/Neon ships, Java 8 will be 2 years old (so no one can call that "bleeding edge"). ![]() In terms of security fixes, it’s safer than Java 7 (for example, TLS v1.2 is only enabled in Java 8 by default).
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