Java Specification Requests (JSRs) for the next two releases of the Java Platform - JSR-336 and JSR-337 - have been formally approved by an overwhelming majority in the Java Community Process (JCP) Executive Committee vote.
The plan, which includes community feedback and is endorsed by the JCP Executive Committee, calls for standardization of these technologies in Java SE 7 within 2011, with Java SE 8 following in 2012.
- Java SE 7 includes language changes for improved developer productivity, dynamically typed language support, and performance improvements.
- Java SE 8 includes technologies in support of Java modularization and language enhancements for advanced multi-core support.
