<p>Java 8 developments are starting to dominate the news again. Recent posts cover extending Milestone 7 of JDK 8 to ensure its feature complete, the Date/Time API now available in Java 8, and updates to the Java Tutorials to cover some Java 8 features.</p><p>Extending JDK 8 M7</p><p>Mark Reinhold wrote in JDK 8 M6 status, and extending M7 that the "best results" of an M7 "Developer Preview Release" would be obtained if that M7 release was "feature complete." In particular, changes related to Project Lambda are best incorporated before the M7 release. Reinhold proposed slipping the M7 date, but did not estimate how long it needs to be extended because "it will take some time to determine how much of an extension is needed."</p><p>Exploring Lambdas</p><p><a href="http://www.javaworld.com/community/?q=node/13300">Keep reading...</a></p>