Re: [OT] thoughts on Java pre processor

2002-03-06 Thread Colin Sharples
I would like to see the ability to return multiple objects. Not sure if this would be easy to do as it would require the preprocessor to work across files, but I would like to do: int i; String str; (i, str) = runCode(); public class Foo { private property int i; private property

Re: [OT] thoughts on Java pre processor

2002-03-06 Thread Colin Sharples
Its not the generation I'm concerned about - I know there are tools to do this. Its the fact that spitting out all this code becomes harder to maintain. e.g. its very common for the javadoc comments on the member variable, getter setter of a property to get stale or even meaningless. Yah -

Re: [OT] thoughts on Java pre processor

2002-03-05 Thread Colin Sharples
This is kinda off topic but I've been musing lately about a preprocessor for Java. One of the early attractions to me about Java some 5-6 years ago coming from a mostly C++ background was that there was no pre processor and obfuscation, so Java code was very easy to read. However in theses

RE: [Logging] [VOTE] Commons Logging 1.0 Release

2002-01-30 Thread Colin Sharples
Having followed this, er, debate with some amusement, I get the feeling that if some of the energy directed at this list had instead been directed towards JSR-47, then this discussion could have been avoided entirely. What if JSR-47 had come up with a common interface that could be used outside

RE: Workflow

2001-11-13 Thread *Colin Sharples
. To: Jakarta Commons Developers List Subject: Re: Workflow Hi Colin - Original Message - From: *Colin Sharples [EMAIL PROTECTED] BTW, I've been working on an implementation of the workflow system, which definitely rocks. I've created an execution environment based on JMS - activities

Workflow - new steps for core package

2001-11-13 Thread *Colin Sharples
are in the context. Just feels a bit more natural. Anyway, my colleague Preston Sheldon has created the two steps and updated CoreRuleSet accordingly - files attached. CoreRuleSet.java NotAndStep.java NotOrStep.java Colin Sharples IBM Global Services New Zealand CoreRuleSet.java Description: Binary