leosutic 2004/06/08 13:29:26 Added: attributes/site/xdocs faq.xml Log: Added some questions that I'm rarely asked, but interesting nevertheless. Revision Changes Path 1.1 jakarta-commons-sandbox/attributes/site/xdocs/faq.xml Index: faq.xml =================================================================== <?xml version="1.0"?> <!-- = = Copyright 2003-2004 The Apache Software Foundation = = Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); = you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. = You may obtain a copy of the License at = = http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 = = Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software = distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, = WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. = See the License for the specific language governing permissions and = limitations under the License. = --> <document> <properties> <author email="[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Jakarta Commons Development Team</author> <title>Frequently Asked Question</title> </properties> <body> <section name="Java 1.5 Annotations"> <p><b>Q: How does Commons-Attributes fit in with the annotations in Java 1.5?</b></p> <p> <b>A:</b> With annotations we'll finally have a standard API for metadata in Java. The downside is that we have to switch to Java 1.5. Since people even now are still stuck with Java 1.2 and Java 1.3, it may be a while before a project can require 1.5 and still have a reasonably-sized audience and/or usefulness. </p> <p> This is where Commons-Attributes comes in. </p> <p> Ultimately this s a choice you must make based on your own preconditions, but this is my advice: You should switch to 1.5 if you can, given stability, compatibility et cetera. After all, it is the standard that people will use when it becomes the standard (which it will). However, if you foresee that you'll stick with 1.4 or earlier and you think that metadata is the most cost-effective way of solving your problem, then you should definitely take a closer look at Commons-Attributes. </p> </section> <section name="Other Users"> <p><b>Q: Anyone else using C-A?</b></p> <p> <b>A:</b> A number of companies use C-A in their products, and I have myself used in deployed business-critical systems. Less anonymous users are: </p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="http://www.springframework.org/";>Spring Framework</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://acegisecurity.sourceforge.net/";>Acegi Security System for Spring</a></p> </li> </ul> </section> </body> </document>
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