Lack of IntelliJ support is also a very large thorn in Lombok's side and a deal-breaker for many.
If Java (the lang) was prescribed then I think I'd want to prevaricate until lambdas arrive, possibly by playing Duke Nukem Forever in the meantime... On 2 May 2012 12:45, Ricky Clarkson <[email protected]> wrote: > Lombok might just need to be on the classpath when you compile, but it > changes your source during compilation. Would two things like Lombok work > together in the same source file without problems? If it was just a > library it wouldn't need IDE plugins. > > > On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 8:35 AM, Fabrizio Giudici < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> On Wed, 02 May 2012 13:27:57 +0200, Ricky Clarkson < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> Annotation processors - too much like magic. Scala's DSLs are written in >>> the language and don't require anything other than a library. You don't >>> >> >> I've said that Java is clearly rougher in this than e.g. Scala, but it >> does work, and doesn't require more than a library (e.g. lombok.jar). Scala >> has been designed from the ground up to support inner DSL and we can't >> really ask Java for doing the same job. >> >> >> have to worry about two DSLs conflicting with each other (ignoring >>> implicit >>> conflicts for a moment) and they don't make classloading or compilation >>> any >>> more difficult. >>> >> >> I'm not aware that Lombok, e.g., creates problem with classloading. I'm >> using it everywhere, including the NetBeans Platform (which does heavy use >> of classloaders) and Android and it just works. I've only had a problem >> when using it together AspectJ static weaving, but it was more a problem >> with the AspectJ Maven plugin that missed an option that makes the two >> technologies live happily together. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager >> Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." >> [email protected] >> http://tidalwave.it - http://fabriziogiudici.it >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- Kevin Wright mail: [email protected] gtalk / msn : [email protected] quora: http://www.quora.com/Kevin-Wright google+: http://gplus.to/thecoda <[email protected]> twitter: @thecoda vibe / skype: kev.lee.wright steam: kev_lee_wright "My point today is that, if we wish to count lines of code, we should not regard them as "lines produced" but as "lines spent": the current conventional wisdom is so foolish as to book that count on the wrong side of the ledger" ~ Dijkstra -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
