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

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][1]  


  [1]: http://joda-time.sourceforge.net/quickstart.html
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

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][1]  


  [1]: http://joda-time.sourceforge.net/quickstart.html