If you happen to create your own annotations, for instance to use with Java 6 Pluggable Annotation Processors, here are some patterns that I collected over time. Nothing new, nothing fancy, just putting everything into one place, with some proposed names.
Principles for using annotations
déc 14th, 2009
Deciding where and how to place the annotations is not innocent. The last thing we want is to create extra maintenance effort because of the annotations. In other words, we want annotations that are stable, or that change for the same reasons and at the same time than the elements they annotate. This article suggests [...]
Pattern grammar for the variant problem
nov 1st, 2009
For tools to be aware of patterns, the patterns must be formalized, at least partially. At this point I must quote Gregor Hohpe to clarify my thoughts, as I strongly agree with his skipticism: Typically, when people ask me about « codifying » or « toolifying » patterns my first reaction is one of skepticism. Patterns are meant to [...]
Patterns express intents
sept 6th, 2009
Patterns represent a couple (intent, solution); sometime they refer to a solution, more often they essentially represents an intent, independently of its solution. Sometimes the solution part of patterns includes a trick or a workaround to overcome the limits of a language, but patterns cannot be reduced to that trick. Indeed, a very important role [...]
Toward smarter dependency constraints (patterns to the rescue)
août 30th, 2009
Low coupling between objects is a key principle to help you win the battle against software entropy. Making sure your dependencies are under control matters. Several tools can enforce dependencies restrictions, such as JDepend. However in a real project with many classes, packages and modules, the real issue is how to decide and configure the [...]
Software development is more than mastering syntax
juin 28th, 2005
When a junior developer joins our team, it is interesting to realize how mastering language syntax and API is just a small part of the skills that matter. Just after the syntax and API knowledge (actually knowing where to find what you want in the API is enough), there are a few other skills you [...]
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