i like EJBs (note that i said "like" and not "love"). i think they have
some applicability.
however, a peeve of mine about EJBs and the spec is this claim of "location
independence." furthermore, the claim to location independence is eroding:
note that in the 1.1 spec it claims:
"The client view of an entity bean is location independent." (8.1)
and in the corresponding section of the 2.0 spec, this has evolved to the
more mealy-mouthed:
"The client of an entity bean may be a remote client or the client may
be a local client."
the point of location independence is that a client should not be concerned
about where the method call is taking place. but, this has been built into
the spec from day one. ("RemoteException", "RemoteHome", . . . ).
perhaps this is a trivial point, but it is misleading, misrepresentative,
and is an example (IMHO) of how EJBs are successful at making things more
complicated than they need to be.
regards
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On Fri, 22 Feb 2002 08:55:52 +1100, dIon Gillard wrote:
>- location independence
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