// No try-with-resources, no lambdas, no diamond operator import java.io.*; import java.util.*; import javax.script.*;
Modern JVMs are significantly faster and more memory-efficient than the 2006 Mustang release. java 6.0
Oracle ended public updates for Java 6 in 2013. // No try-with-resources, no lambdas, no diamond operator
| Aspect | Verdict | |--------|---------| | | None – intentionally stable | | Library additions | Scripting, Compiler API, JDBC 4.0 | | Performance | Major leap (escape analysis, GC) | | Tooling | Revolutionized (jconsole, jvisualvm) | | Historical role | The "enterprise safe" Java | // No try-with-resources