----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen McConnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Avalon framework users" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 4:04 PM Subject: Re: Dependencies meta data in Merlin
> IOC > > The objective is that the container supplies everything the component > needs. To do this, the component needs to declare this. The big > diference between Merlin/Phoenix verus Fortress/ECM is that the first > group know in advance of component instantiation what the solution is > wheras the Fortress/ECM is reacting to noise from the component. Ok - > maybe that's a dramatic way of looking at it - but there are big > advantages in knowing about component dependencies before instantiation: > > * build time validation of deployment scenarios > * substantially reduced risk of runtime exceptions > * ability to resolve a provider in advance from a set of candidates > and selection policy > * ability to control orderly deployment and decommissioning Thanx. Much more clear now. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
