Hi all,
thank you all very much for your feedback to this topic!
Here is what i have to say in order to the feedback:
---Nick wrote:---
If the code can be generated, why doesn't the language or framework
simply do it for you in the first place? While I'm an XDoclet
committer, I'm of the opinion that code generation is a hack.
---
I think there is a important difference between having the framework
doing things "magicaly" at runtime for me and a software that generates
code for me.
Having the framework doing things for me automaticaly is nice, but the
problem is custumization.
With generated code (from customizable templates) i am able to generate
a functional application very quick and i still have the possibility to
customize the app later.
I think one common misthake in this discussion at this point is the
understanding what a code generator does or is good for.
What i am thinking of is more a "Prototype generator" than a code
generator which generates full apps for me.
I'll try to explain:
One of the first phase of a new software project is (if we go straigt by
extreme programming or agile software developent) you write a Prototype
of your Application.
Prototype in this context means:
1. An Application that fullifies the domain specific requirements of
your customer.
2. This application has a minimun functionality (The UI may look bad,
the Menus and so on may be not very intuitive, no exception handling, no
logging, no security stuff and so on but the app does show the general
funcionality of the app.)
So a prototype in this manner is much like a prototype of a new car: You
can see how it will look like and you can even drive it but it may be
far away from the production car.
Then if your customer accepts the prototype you can go on and build the
real app. Somethimes from the scratch (which means trhrowing the
prototype away) and sometimes you just advance the prototype.
And what i want to write is a piece of software that helps you in the
phase of protoype building.
Prototype building is a process which should be done very quickly and so
a prototype generator which you just tell your domain specific logic
(aka buissiness logic) would be a great benefit.
I hope i was able to clearify a bit what i am thinking of.
Any thoughts and ideas are welcome!
Thanks,
Dave
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