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[Sven Reimers]

In terms of build warnings - should we use JDK8 builds to build the JavaFX
8 source code and take all the warnings from there?

Just thinking about the improvements in type inference..

What about usage of lambda syntax?

Thanks

-Sven


On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 8:29 PM, Richard Bair <richard.bair at oracle.com>wrote:

> Hi Jack!
>
> A good place to start is with the OpenJDK "How to Contribute" page[1].
> There are many different ways to get started. I would suggesting starting
> with some easier things to get your feet wet and get accustomed to the
> process of contributing. As you build up a reputation, it will be easier to
> do more. A good code-contribution project would be
> https://javafx-jira.kenai.com/browse/RT-18937. Another project that is
> frequently done in OpenJDK is to remove build warnings (of which we have
> plenty!). Another good opportunity is to build using the new Gradle build
> support[2] and then report back bugs or submit patches.
>
> Cheers
> Richard
>
> [1] http://openjdk.java.net/contribute/
> [2] https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/OpenJFX/Building+OpenJFX
>
> On Apr 24, 2013, at 9:59 AM, Jack Moxley <jack at moxley.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I am new to the list, I am a senior java developer with over 10 years
> experience from mobile to server side applications. I have started to use
> the latest version of javafx, mainly because of the opened up CSS property
> hooks, on my personal projects.
> >
> > If you need any help from reviews to development to bug reporting,
> please ask. Certainly I have started to write some extension classes to the
> property mechanisms already in place.
> >
> > Kind regards
> >
> > Jack
>
>


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