Re:All New Java Language Features Since Java 21
by kleyd on Saturday September 06, 2025 @02:27PM
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I wouldn't dare say XML is better in this regard, but a good reason to be conservative with the use of annotations is exactly that cmd+clicking them doesn't easily lead to where the behavior is implemented.
Re:All New Java Language Features Since Java 21
by tombert on Saturday September 06, 2025 @04:59PM
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Yeah, fair enough, though it's still not too hard to find where the behavior is implemented if you have access to the source code.
But you're right, cmd+clicking on the annotation just shows where the annotation is defined, not where the behavior is implemented.
Re:All New Java Language Features Since Java 21
by latchkey on Saturday September 06, 2025 @05:44PM
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Sure. It is just another keyboard command in IDEA.
Re:All New Java Language Features Since Java 21
by latchkey on Saturday September 06, 2025 @12:35PM
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You're right, "magic" is generally when someone doesn't take the time to understand things. A busy CTO may not have time, so more things seem like magic to them.
What's inexcusable is to inflict the rest of your team with your nonsense.
Re:All New Java Language Features Since Java 21
by tombert on Saturday September 06, 2025 @01:30PM
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Yep, completely agree.
I got in a bit of a disagreement with teammates at a previous job. I liked these teammates, they were very smart and nice people, but for a specific project I wanted to use LMAX Disruptor, and the excuse for not using it was very literally “we don’t want to make people learn anything”.
That stuff blows my mind; aren’t we engineers? If we’re not willing to learn new things and adapt, what exactly are we offering that a high school kid who bought an “Intro to Java” and “Intro to Spring” book can’t?
If you’re an engineer you should be able to easily read the code to see what’s going on. Most of the time the “magic” can be understood in less than 30 minutes and then it’s not magic anymore.