Using the ‘annotation processor,’ developers can take advantage of the latest Java language features and still compile to Java 8 bytecode Do you want to stay on Java 8 while taking advantage of the ...

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On Tuesday Oracle announced the release of a new version of its NetBeans IDE that takes advantage of the latest enhancements in the newest release of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE 8).