Get to know the java.time classes you're most likely to use in Java 8 Among the most anticipated additions to the Java platform coming in Java 8 is JSR 310: The Date and Time API.

The list of new features in this also includes the new Date/Time API (JSR 310), Type Annotations (JSR 308), and a set of Compact Profiles, which allow Java SE 8 implementations to scale down easily.

Reinhold used the technical keynote to give attendees a quick overview of the history of Java releases, concluding with Java 8, which he characterized as "truly revolutionary." He listed the new and ...

Java 8 developments are starting to dominate the news again. Recent posts cover extending Milestone 7 of JDK 8 to ensure its feature complete, the Date/Time API now available in Java 8, and ...