> Points above marked with no: use Lombok and the verbosity is gone. > Lombok is not a trick, it's just an application of Java language and > tooling features and it's IDE-friendly. To me today people writing Java > code and blaming Java for that kind of boilerplate and not using Lombok > are just willing to hurt themselves.
Lombok exists as a workaround layer, also called a hack, and has indeed been characterized as such by venerable language designers (listen to JavaPosse #279). While I can respect Lombok and the problems it wants to solve (I am the one Alex Buckley refers to having removed checked exceptions in my Java compiler) it is simply no replacement for proper language constructs and idioms. I know that you command Java the language, libraries, tools and everything in between (AOP, byte-code weaving, anonymous proxies, Lombok...) - but can you seriously see a new and upcoming programmer voluntarily setting foot in this chaos? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
