Java vs Javascript
It’s common for non-technical people to assume that Java and JavaScript are alike, but it’s rather more like Tom and Tomato, or Pot and Potato. Or as one (Java-leaning) wag based in the USA said, JavaScript is to Java as George Burns is to George Washington :-)
To be more precise:
Java is a …
Getting JSR-310 into Java 8 is a major step (see https://threeten.org/), but to make it even more useful it should be recognized by major other APIs. There are issue trackers where you can trivailly vote on to help get this message across to API suppliers:
JPA -> https://java.net/jira/browse/JPA_SPEC-63
Android -> https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=62192
A great burst of enthusiastic voting might help the powers that be realize that devs are really ready for a real Date/Time API. Because it's time.
Thanks!