New versions of Java were announced by Oracle yesterday. Java 8 update 31 and Java 7 update 76 can be obtained from the main Java download site .
Users are being encouraged to upgrade from Java 7 to Java 8. The download page now offers Java 8 instead of Java 7. Computers configured for Java auto-updates will be automatically upgraded from 7 to 8. And according to Oracle, Java 7 will see its final updates in April 2015.
Brian Krebs has additional details .
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appeared in Computist Magazine in the 1980s, and he created and sold a game utility (Ultimaker 2, reviewed in the December 1983 Washington Apple Pi Journal ) to international markets during the same period. Proceeds from writing, software sales, and contract programming gigs paid his way through university, earning him a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) degree at UWO . Jeff went on to work as a programmer, sysadmin, and manager in various industries. There's more on the About page , and on the Jeff Rivett Consulting site .
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