1.5 howto

From: Jacob (jacob_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/30/04 

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 15:28:16 +0200

Is it wise to start looking at 1.5 for large scale commercial
development, or should I wait? How long?

What is the best source on how to transform existing 1.4 java
source to 1.5 (my naiive approach of just switching compiler
failed badly! :-)

Can I create code to compile with both 1.4 and 1.5? (Currently
I get problems with 1.4 code that appears to need generics updates,
but then I loose the possibility to compile with 1.4? I don't need
1.5 features as such; I just want to push existing 1.4 code through.)

Can I run 1.5 compiled code with 1.4 tools?

Can I run 1.4 compiled code with 1.5 tools?

Is jikes ready for 1.5? Should I use it?

Thanks!