Java Magazine, July/August 2017
ORACLE COM JAVAMAGAZINE JULY AUGUST 2017 03 from the editor PHOTOGRAPH BY BOB ADLER THE VERBATIM AGENCY This issue of Java Magazine is all about the release of Java 9 When I was originally laying out the editorial schedule this special issue was assigned to a slot in last years lineup As many of you know that intended delivery date was postponed until late July of this year which is why you have this issue in your hands now We anticipated with excitement that this issue and the Java 9 release would occur simultaneously But this happy scenario was thwarted by an unexpected development a disagreement within the Java Community Process JCP that pushed the release back until late September of this year For some in the Java community this postponement and the fact that it came after several previous delays triggered a great sense of frustration Not for me Sure I would have loved to have the release and this magazine come out simultaneously and certainly I would have liked to begin the transition to the new version with a final release of the JDK Those sentiments I believe are universal in the community However what lets me abide the delay without complaint is that it derives from collaboration with the community As anyone who has served on industry committees can tell you collaborative work is difficult noisy and supremely frustrating There is nothing quite like it except perhaps parenting Yet despite the frustrations there is a conviction held by all parties that it is better to The Noisy Successful Undertaking of Collaborative Work Delays in the delivery of major releases such as JDK 9 are common when community is valued developersrule developer oracle com Get on the list for event updates go oracle com oraclecoderoadshow Step up to modern cloud development At the Oracle Code roadshow expert developers lead labs and sessions on PaaS Java mobile and more Level Up at Oracle Code
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