We have a project which (assumed) would be finished in 1-2 years. By then, the JDK7 (and hopefully the Java7 JCP spec) should be ready.
But, I wonder, how probable is the “danger” that Oracle will make a “stupid” decision, which would make the JDK7 a less “attractive” platform then the existing JDK6?
More specific, I’m afraid of scenarios such as:
- halting the development of JDK7 before it is “released”
- changing the licensing model to be more restrictive than JDK6
- …are there other scenarios to be aware of?
What is your opinion on the issue?
NOTE: We would use the NIO2 files API, and perhaps other JDK7-only features which were accepted for “Plan B” (Plan A was rejected, was a proposal to continue to develop JDK7 much longer, instead, Plan B was accepted: develop JDK7 with less features and postpone them for JDK8)
If you’re concerned about risks associated with Java 7, you can mitigate them by ensuring your code will run on Java 6. The easiest way to do this is to develop atop Java 6 now, then upgrade to Java 7 once those risks have dissipated.
In addition to the risks you’ve noted, the set of features planned for Java 7 is in flux.