Java is not just adding features, it’s also removing old ones that became obsolete and are either a maintenance burden, performance drag, or hazardous to use. In this episode we touch on 32bit ports, applets, finalization, and the security manager.

Nicolai Parlog talks to Stuart Marks, who works in the JDK Core Libraries group at Oracle. Right now, he’s dressed in a lab coat and wears a stethoscope because he embodies his alter ego Dr. Deprecator.

Nicolai Parlog talks to Stuart Marks, who works in the JDK Core Libraries group at Oracle. Right now, he’s dressed in a lab coat and wears a stethoscope because he embodies his alter ego Dr. Deprecator.