Would you like to know proposed roadmap for JDK7 and JDK8? Here we will see the list of features.Below are the features being developed by oracle.Some of the features being updated and few new features.Some new features like new JDBC 4.1 and updated Concurrency and collections will be more helpful.
JDK 7 – Mid 2011
- We will have updated class loader architecture.
- Method to close a URLClassLoader
- Updated Concurrency and collections
- More new I/O APIs for the Java platform – NIO.2 (JSR 203)
- New JDBC 4.1
- New platform APIs for 6u10 graphics features
- Look and feel is more important for desktop applications.JDK7 will support Swing Nimbus look-and-feel(next generation cross – platform look and feel for swing).
- Swing JLayer component is added.
Check complete summary of features here.
JDK8 feature list is not ready.It is still in work in progress level.