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Java7 Wish: Object/Bean Factory

One of the most critic point for java

return Class.forName(className).newInstance();

Upon since it seems this method bring the ultimate extensibility power to java.

But Now server & client applications became more and more complicated this feature became insufficient.

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Annotations have been more successful than XML

Annotations came to JDK with JDK5 (2004) since then they evaluated and are accepted so widely and even became more powerful and useful than XML in just 4 years.

While you are developing a project with java at any scale you’ll need a very large number of XML files defined in very different API’s and DTD/XSDs. Which makes configuration very complex.

eg:struts.xml,tiles.xml,validation.xml,hibernate.cfg.xml,spring-context.xml,web.xml,and so on

Although it is easy to read and modify there are lots files

Now with annotations:

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Code Generators OUT, Wizards IN

Code generation and development trends in java.

Brief History:Code Generation In Java

Code Generation was a must for J2EE because of lots of .xml, .java and .properties files . There are less code-reuse and less components. So if you are developing medium or enterprise applications your first step would be seeking a code generator. And finally you would find one or build a small code generator . And after some development and training you have something miraculous:Code Generated and lots of code working with pretty UI’s and interfaces.

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hibernate cache injection: missing…

currently hibernate version is 3.2.5 and there is still something basic missing: cache injection.

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Why I haven’t tried JPA?

I have been implementing java for 4 years and what I have learned: “not all Java API’s are good” but there are some open/vendor APIs you should prefer.

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