Java Posse #290 - Roundup 09 - Code Generation

Code Generation: Good, Bad or Ugly? Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.comA discussion about code generation and where it might be useful, or whether it should be avoided. Recorded at the Java Posse Roundup 2009 in Crested Butte, CO.

• Early vs. late binding
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/367411/ early-binding-vs-late-binding-what-are-the-comparative-benefits-and-disadvantag
• Matisse
• http://wiki.netbeans.org/NBDemoGUIBuilder
• EJB 2.1 vs EJB 3.0
• http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/ techjournal/0602_ejba/0602_ejba.html
• Bytecode generation at runtime
• http://cglib.sourceforge.net/
• ASM
• http://asm.ow2.org/
• Thrift
• http://incubator.apache.org/thrift/
• Protocol buffers
• http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/
• Comparison
• http://www.eishay.com/2008/11/serialization-protobuf-vs-thrift-vs.html
• QtJambi
• http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-08-2007/jw-08-qtjambi.html
• Scala
• http://www.scala-lang.org/
• Dynamic proxies
• http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/guide/reflection/proxy.html
• Interface injection
• http://blogs.sun.com/jrose/entry/interface_injection_in_the_vm
• WSDL - Web Services
• http://www.w3.org/TR/wsdl
• IDL - Interface Definition Language
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interface_description_language
• Annotations
• http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/language/annotations.html
• Working around limitations of Java?
• http://www.cis.njit.edu/~cis456/javacourse/Java_Limitations/outline.html
• Database persistence, JPA
• http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2EE/jpa/
• Traits/Mixins
• http://www.scala-lang.org/node/126
• DSL - Domain Specific Language
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain-specific_language
• MDA - Model Driven Architecture
• http://www.omg.org/mda/
• OptimalJ
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OptimalJ
• UML
• http://www.uml.org/
• NoMagic
• http://www.nomagic.com/dispatcher.php
• POJOs
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_Old_Java_Object
• Dynamic Languages
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_programming_language
• Schema migrations
• http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/SchemaEvolution
• Autopatch
• http://autopatch.sourceforge.net/
• JavaFX production suite
• http://javafx.com/docs/gettingstarted/production_suite/

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• Kirsty Doherty, Amy Ehmann for Java Posse artwork
• Theme Music:
• Opening - "Java" the parody song Copyright 1997 Broken Records and Marjorie Music Publ. (BMI),
• written and performed by Loose Bruce Kerr of the Dr. Demento Show and Sun Microsystems attorney.
• Based on the WWI popular song, "Ja-da." Ukelele style on the recording taught to Bruce by his dad.
• Re-produced with kind permission from "Loose" Bruce Kerr - http://loosebrucekerr.libsyn.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAX0gJt-aZg
• Closing - Juan Carlos Jimenez - In the House (Intro No. 1)

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