Java SE 8 in WAS traditional V9

WebSphere Application Server traditional is adding support for Java Platform, Standard Edition 8, (Java SE 8) as its default platform support. The IBM SDK, v8 is the implementation of Java SE 8 that WAS traditional v9.0 uses and it is fully compatible with Oracle Java SE version 8 libraries.

New feature:

Java SE 8 includes new features such as Lambda expression support and virtual extension methods, a more understandable date and time API, and improved security. Java SE 8 offers support for WebSphere applications to use the latest available Java features and standards.newfeat

Enhancements in Java SE 8

The following enhancements included with the Java SE 8 release:

• Lambda Expression and Virtual Extension Methods

  The highlighting feature of Java 8 is the implementation of Lambda expressions and supporting features to the Java programming language and platform.

• Date and Time API

  This new API allows developers to handle date and time in a more natural, cleaner, and easier to understand way.

• Nashhorn JavaScript Engine

  A new lightweight, high-performance implementation of the JavaScript engine is integrated into the Java SDK and is available to Java applications through existing APIs.

• Improved Security

  Replacing the existing hand-maintained list of caller sensitive methods with a mechanism that accurately identifies such methods and allows their callers to be discovered reliably.

For further details about what is new in IBM SDK, Version 8, see IBM SDK, v8.

For more information about new Oracle features, see What's new in Java 8.