Is there (still) any good reason to use java Date/Time Calender API?

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I am tired of using them, Every time I think now I know these APIs I find some thing contradicting, contriving !

I have read lot of evil about them, and there are many reasons scattered across the SO forum (see linked section)

If it doesn't have any good reasons to be survived [IMO there isn't any], why can't java community mark/spread them as deprecated?

Can we please list all the evils they have caused so far to the people so that newbies can read understand and go for alternate better APIs like joda time

Related http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6267228/good-reason-to-use-java-util-date-in-an-api — Prashant Bhate, Nov 18 '11 at 05:36
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1969442/whats-wrong-with-java-date-time-api — Prashant Bhate, Nov 18 '11 at 05:37
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/344380/why-is-january-month-0-in-java-calendar — Prashant Bhate, Nov 18 '11 at 05:39
http://www.wolkje.net/2010/01/06/java-date-and-time-api-and-jsr-310/ — Prashant Bhate, Nov 18 '11 at 05:42
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1404210/java-date-vs-calendar — Prashant Bhate, Nov 18 '11 at 05:43

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 18 '11 at 05:25

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I would say "no" but answers need more characters.

No; JodaTime is significantly better. In theory, JSR 310 will bring about the deprecation that should have come some time ago. We shall see.

answered Nov 18 '11 at 05:25

Dave Newton

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I will be waiting for it ... Till then I would use http://joda-time.sourceforge.net/quickstart.html – Prashant Bhate Nov 18 '11 at 05:31

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 18 '11 at 05:26

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May be Java 8 will have JodaTime inspired Date Time API but right now I suggest the Joda time.

answered Nov 18 '11 at 05:26

KV Prajapati

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Yep, Joda Time is much better – Prashant Bhate Nov 18 '11 at 05:31

Is there (still) any good reason to use java Date/Time Calender API?

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