Java Version History - Java SE 8

Java SE 8

Java 8 is expected in September 2013 and will include at a minimum the features that were planned for Java 7 but later deferred.

• Language-level support for lambda expressions (officially, lambda expressions; unofficially, closures) under Project Lambda. There was an ongoing debate in the Java community on whether to add support for lambda expressions. Sun later declared that lambda expressions would be included in Java and asked for community input to refine the feature.
• Parts of project Coin that are not included in Java 7
• JSR 310: Date and Time API
• Tight integration with JavaFX