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user574557
user574557

Reputation: 243

Is JAVA 1.7 stable or still beta version?

I want to switch to Java 1.6 from 1.5 but I think it's better to go with 1.7 instead of 1.6. Is 1.7 stable or still in beta?

Upvotes: 5

Views: 4133

Answers (4)

Andy Miller
Andy Miller

Reputation: 21

Java 1.7 was formally released on 28th July 2011.

http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/444374

Upvotes: 2

aioobe
aioobe

Reputation: 421340

Is JAVA 1.7 stable or still beta version?

Technically it is still in beta.

So is 1.7 is stable?

This is the current time plan:

  • 2010/12/23 Feature Complete (M11)
  • 2011/02/17 Developer Preview (M12)
  • 2011/04/12 Rampdown start: P1-P3 bugs only
  • 2011/04/28 API/interface changes: Showstoppers only
  • 2011/05/11 All targeted bugs addressed
  • 2011/05/18 Bug fixes: Showstoppers only
  • 2011/06/02 Last scheduled build (M13)

Final test cycle starts

  • 2011/07/28 General Availability

Decide for yourself when you consider it to be stable :-)

Since the API/interface changes was fixed (except for "showstoppers") yesterday I would consider it to be fairly stable. (I wouldn't use it for nuclear power plants or space rockets just yet though.)

Upvotes: 8

elvenbyte
elvenbyte

Reputation: 776

By the moment we are working with 1.6 and still no plans to migrate. I recommend not going to last version. We think it isn't stable yet.

Upvotes: 0

WhiteFang34
WhiteFang34

Reputation: 72079

Java 7 is still beta. You should use 6 unless you want to experiment or test the new features. If you're concerned about performance, the vast majority of improvements have been back ported into the later Java 6 updates. It's also very stable.

Upvotes: 1

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