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What would I gain over Java6? I don't use java for anything, except, I have a couple of apps on my machine that make use of it.
by meta8609 14y ago
What would I gain over Java6? I don't use java for anything, except, I have a couple of apps on my machine that make use of it.
- chc 14y agoJava 7 is faster in some cases. Also, some Java apps will require Java 7 — but obviously that doesn't apply to you if you aren't planning on using any new Java apps and those don't force an upgrade.
- pooriaazimi 14y agoSecurity enhancements, among other things. Though, of course, you know better than clicking 'yes' on a random trojan installer, so maybe you don't need the security updates.
- juiceandjuice 14y agoJava 7 has lots of enhancements for dynamic languages and some new things like NIO2 for asynchronous services (vert.x, for example, requires java 7)
- pjmlp 14y agoAs a user it only makes sense to keep up with security updates, to use applications that depend on Java 7, the JIT compiler is also faster. As a developer, even if some features got postponed to Java 8, it still has lots of nice new features to get your hands on.