> attracted a more adventurous userbase? That statement seems accurate without "a more adventurous" - I think with Java 8 more people are using Java because th

> attracted a more adventurous userbase? That statement seems accurate without "a more adventurous" - I think with Java 8 more people are using Java because they want to instead of because they have to. e.g. professionally I've used Java more than any other language, it's hands down the language I'm most familiar/comfortable with, yet when I start a side project for myself I've never considered using Java (usually using Ruby or Scala). With Java 8 removing many warts and bringing in a lot of great improvements I'd actually consider using it for a side project.