All,
Just in case you've missed it, I would like to draw your
attention to a recent proposal on the jdk-dev list entitled "Incubating
Language and VM Features". The conversation on the mailing
list starts
here. At its core, I *think* this means that staying abreast
of new language features will require engaging with OpenJDK rather
than JSRs hosted at the JCP.
Important quote:
The Umbrella JSR for the Java SE $N Platform enumerates the
incubating language and VM features in the platform. The desire
for feedback and the expectation of quality means that these
features are not "optional"; they must all be supported in full
by every implementation of the Umbrella JSR. They are specified
in appendices of the Java SE $N Editions of the Java Language
Specification (JLS) and the Java Virtual Machine Specification
(JVMS). The Java Compatibility Kit for Java SE $N checks
conformance of an implementation's incubating features to the
appropriate appendix.
If you have any thoughts or concerns about how this may impact
ecj or JDT in general, please comment on the jdk-dev mailing list.
If there is anything I or the EMO can assist with, please let me
know.
Thanks.
