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A team I was on decided against Manifold precisely because we wanted to keep up with Java's twice-yearly version updates, and we didn't want a bespoke compiler

by Twisol 3y ago

A team I was on decided against Manifold precisely because we wanted to keep up with Java's twice-yearly version updates, and we didn't want a bespoke compiler plugin to lock us to an older version. I think Manifold is extremely cool, and it does look like they're keeping up with the latest -- but the deep compiler magic it relies on really makes me nervous.

zeedude 3y ago
They are good about supporting latest JDK release and all LTS releases, going back to 8. It’s Oracle’s saber rattling lately concerning plugins like Lombok and Manifold that make me more disappointed than nervous.
- whartung 3y ago
  What rattling is that?
- Twisol 3y ago
  Yes, exactly -- the responsibility to keep up with Java versions does not, unfortunately, lie with Manifold alone. The deep magic they rely on also needs to remain accessible.