>> So according to you byte code manipulation is a "commonly encountered >> need" for java developers? >> I guess then Commons should/could be the home of virtually any java >> library out there. > > Point taken; however, from the "when all you have is a hammer" > perspective, if byte code generation/manipulation were made easy > enough, folk might use it more! ;)
...what came first - the chicken or the egg? ;) (Please no one answer - otherwise this could become the longest thread in the ASF's history) But seriously. I see Commons as what is missing from the JDK. BCEL is (or was?) even included in the JDK - so there goes my argument. But in the end it comes down to a personal interpretation what should have been included. All I can say is that I my vote is something around -0.1 and +0.1 ...depending on the time of the day ;) cheers, Torsten --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
