Java 8

Oracle Java 1.8

Ubuntu

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer

·         Oracle SE Embedded 8 - 11 MB embedded

·         Java Micro Edition (J2ME is back)

o   Couple of profiles available

o   Compact 1, 2 and 3

·         Lamba expressions

o   Sumatra project

o   Parallel programming for multi core

·         New Date API – wow finally, but this is one more time after faulty Date, Gregorian

·         Java Client

o   3d installer installs Java Fx automatically with classpath set

·         Removal of PERMGEN mem

o   About 200 bugs fixes

o   Huge performance improvements

o   New JVM measuring metrics APIs, management hooks

OpenJDK 1.8

JDK 8: General Availability

mark.reinhold at oracle.com mark.reinhold at oracle.com
Tue Mar 18 18:55:18 UTC 2014

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I'm very pleased to announce that JDK 8 is finished -- two years,

seven months, and eighteen days after the release of JDK 7.

My deepest thanks to everyone who contributed to this monumental

release.

A few more thoughts: http://mreinhold.org/blog/jdk8-ga

- Mark

http://mreinhold.org/blog/jdk8-ga