That’s been in beta for quite a while. I can’t say I really know anyone that uses Java 5, either professionally or for side projects, much less the OS X variant. The step from 1.4 to 1.5 does not give you too terribly much except for better class casting (like C++’s templates), include files (like C), and precompiler definitions (like C). The benefits do not currently outweigh the 0.00001% install base and are really only visible to the developer when writing/compiling code.
That’s been in beta for quite a while. I can’t say I really know anyone that uses Java 5, either professionally or for side projects, much less the OS X variant. The step from 1.4 to 1.5 does not give you too terribly much except for better class casting (like C++’s templates), include files (like C), and precompiler definitions (like C). The benefits do not currently outweigh the 0.00001% install base and are really only visible to the developer when writing/compiling code.
no need to slap me down, dude
I just said it was available, not that everyone should use it.