Attributes, or Meta Info, has been around in various libraries for a while. The first foray into it that I can recall was with none other than the Phoenix code at Avalon. That said, Java 1.5 has a version of keeping meta info that has a slightly different syntax than any of the dedicated libraries support. If there is any way to use a library that supports Java 1.5 meta info as it is declared and used, then our users won't have to change when they use these attributes in their own code. This is a very important point as changes to user code is far more reaching than changes to our code.
I am only vaguely familiar with the offerings, but we now have a spec for the Java 1.5 attributes. Perhaps, if we have any control or
influence with a library, we can get them to support syntax that is
similar.
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"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning."
- Rich Cook
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