Notes on implementing concise calls to constructors with type parameters

[Rémi Forax]

Alex Buckley a écrit :
> Rémi Forax wrote:
>> Re-read section 4.8 of the JLS :)
>> *"It is possible that future versions of the Java programming 
>> language will disallow the use of raw types."
>> *
>> So it's seems that someone, one day conceive that.
>
> Is it conceivable to drop raw types and hence migration compatibility? 
> Sure. Is it an upgrade in behavior? Let's ask people still on 1.4 
or 1.3.1.
> who use raw types. They may have something to say about the increased 
> costs you'd impose on them when they try to upgrade their codebase.

First we talk about source compatibility, not binary one.
Second, there is no migration compat problem if javac can read source in 
1.4 and compile them to 1.7.
and not stupidly require source 1.5 if target is 1.5, but you already 
know that.
So if there is a raw type the compiler can suggest that source should be 
compiled with -source 1.6
Third, Are you one of the guys that decide that if you want to use module
you need to change the layout of the directories of the sources ?

Backward compatibility is the main goal, if it doesn't narrow the future.

But I agree with you that this is not a small change, so not for 1.7.

>
> Alex
Rémi