One can barely see the frigging wall for all the writing.

@1, that does seem to be the message IBM is sending out.

For 28 (!) months of development the so far public announced feature list for 9.0.2 is a joke.

Looks like their one Domino developer was too busy between server, client, Traveler/Verse app update. Its too bad, that one guy must be stressed.

This does make it sound like IBM have done nothing since 9.0.1 shipped. In fact we are on Fixpack 4 of 9.0.1 with Fixpack 5 due in October. They are running to keep up with the java and SSL exploits like every other software provider too. There may not be exciting new features but the product is far from dead or ignored.

analysing r5fixlist.nsf: 262 docs have 9.0.2 in MaintVerNum. Earliest date: 2014-01-09. Latest date: 2015-08-28

I think Gab is right that the product is not being ignored and is not dead. The writing on the wall is that it is relatively static. As I mentioned in my MWLUG presentation, there are hidden bonuses to that. Extensions to the product (such as ours) and code written for the product (such as many people do) have a longer shelf life than they once did. Companies can invest a lot and know that the product will be maintained (vis the fix packs), but will not likely change so much as to render their custom or 3rd party investment irrelevant. That was not true 10 years ago.

As a Java developer, waiting more than 6 months for JDK 1.8 support is not funny at all. The problem is that not all developers in the world like using JDK 1.6. They updated to JDK 1.7 and 1.8 years ago and they are using new JDK features in their projects.

As a Domino developer, more and more open source projects cannot be used anymore, because either the binary packages have newer class files that do not run in 1.6 or the source code contains Java features that need extra back porting or does not run at all.

Getting the latest TLS version is of course important, but I doubt that the same IBM developers are working on encryption, the JDK that is being used by Domino and NSF/NIF.

It's safe to say that if you're paying for Domino maintenance, you're paying for the development of Verse and the IBM cloud. Anything the on premises version of Domino gets will trickle down from the cloud. As for the Notes client, well there appears to be bugger all happening there.

I must concur with Gab: development is surely not dead. With all the security and JVM upsets, I think the proper priority is safety first features next. The progression of fixpacks is also nicely tracked by r5fixlist

I really hope that IBM will release a Notes 9.0.2 client with JDK 1.8 new Searchengine and other enhancements soon, because it is not much fun to be limited by the JDK 1.6 if every other java developer on the world can use JDK 1.8. A Question to the users of Domino in the cloud: Are there any features promised for 9.0.2 in the cloud version of Domino/Notes? I ask because IBM has always promised that cloud users will get new features as soon as they are ready.

Based on this Tech Note, you'll we waiting a while longer for 9.0.2 - { http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21962311&myns=swglotus&mynp=OCSSKTWP&mync=R&cm_sp=swglotus-_-OCSSKTWP-_-R }