Oracle Announces Java SE 7

vivin writes "Oracle has announced the release of Java SE 7. This is the first release of Java under the stewardship of Oracle."

Annnnd?

[Anonymous Coward]

And the majority of software folk go "meh"

Java Facts and Figures

[luizd]

* 97% of enterprise desktops run Java
* 1 billion Java downloads each year
* 9 million developers worldwide
* #1 programming language (TIOBE Programming Community Index)
* More than 3 billion devices are powered by Java technology

They forgot one:

* #1 programming language used in judicial patent cases

Isn't this the problem?

[MrEricSir]

You don't make a good language by smashing a bunch of "projects" together. If you do that, you end up with C++.

Re:lawsuit

[Migala77]

Yes. But they'll also sue you if you don't install it.

Re:Yahoo Toolbar - Go away please

[h4rr4r]

Dear landoltjp,

We will not as we make a lot of money from that bundling. We don't care what you want, try to remember that ORACLE is an acronym for One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison.

Re:Annnnd?

[rubycodez]

that's the truth, for the language itself warmed over 1980s c++ concepts, then the promise of right-once - run anywhere in practice just a pile of B.S., the typical libraries used make business apps bloated hardware hogs.....now add to that the Oracle ogre.....fuck java, the jvm and j2ee. Superior lightweight alternatives are being embraced except for those companies with time and money to burn. And if you want to descend to an even deeper level of Hell, than sign IBM up for websphere project and watch the con-slut-ants descend like vampires