snip... > I think Scott is on the right point here when he broadened the > question. The underlying question is whether or not annotations are > required to make this work. I would assert that they should not be. A > component can be defined such that the fwd/callback pair is made known to > the runtime without modifying the Intf Def (ID) itself. The whole point is > that there are times when the ID source cannot be modified. The WSDL->Java > case that Scott describes is one such case, but it's not the strongest > argument. Often, IDs are put under strict governance control which is > intended to reduce the rate of change introduced to the ID, and thus improve > stability and consistency. > >
> There are some who believe that annotations create an undesirable form of > tight coupling, and as a result forbid their use. I have some sympathy with > that argument, though the value of annotations is sometimes worth the cost. > The trade-off depends on the anticipated lifetime of the project, the degree > of re-use that is expected, etc. We have tried, in the specs, to respect > this view of the world. > > Dave > Hi Dave By "We have tried, in the specs, to respect this view of the world" which view are you referring to? Or to ask the question another way do you think the specs already suggest that callbacks can be specified without using annotations. Simon
