[jdt-core-dev] Upgrading JDT to Java 1.5?

[Harry Terkelsen <het@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi JDT Core Developers,

I am currently working on the JDT formatter, and I think that upgrading JDT to Java 1.5 would be a big win in terms of making the code simpler, safer, and shorter. Upgrading to Java 1.5 would also certainly make debugging much faster, since (at least in the formatter part of the codebase) there are many instances of the int enum pattern and bitsets for enums, which means a lot of wasted time pouring through source files trying to determine what these integers actually mean in this context.

Are there any reasons why we can't move JDT to Java 1.5?

Thanks!

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Harry Terkelsen |

Software Engineer |

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502-693-6543