Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-jakarta-ant-dev-archive@apache.org Received: (qmail 38878 invoked from network); 28 Nov 2002 00:53:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO nagoya.betaversion.org) (192.18.49.131) by daedalus.apache.org with SMTP; 28 Nov 2002 00:53:29 -0000 Received: (qmail 2214 invoked by uid 97); 28 Nov 2002 00:54:38 -0000 Delivered-To: qmlist-jakarta-archive-ant-dev@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 2197 invoked by uid 97); 28 Nov 2002 00:54:37 -0000 Mailing-List: contact ant-dev-help@jakarta.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Help: List-Post: List-Id: "Ant Developers List" Reply-To: "Ant Developers List" Delivered-To: mailing list ant-dev@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 2181 invoked by uid 98); 28 Nov 2002 00:54:37 -0000 X-Antivirus: nagoya (v4218 created Aug 14 2002) To: ant-dev@jakarta.apache.org X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Path: not-for-mail From: Costin Manolache Subject: Re: PROPOSAL: top level execution order Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 16:52:49 -0800 Lines: 30 Message-ID: References: <3DE4FD6F.80901@apache.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: 12-230-207-7.client.attbi.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1038444677 9734 12.230.207.7 (28 Nov 2002 00:51:17 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 00:51:17 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: KNode/0.7.1 Sender: news X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N Nicola Ken Barozzi wrote: > > Costin Manolache wrote: > [...] >> There are many problems with marker interfaces. I doubt they'll get >> support. > > I won't expand on this much but in Avalon we've ditched marker > interfaces after much time they have been used... Good move. > >> Probably a middle-ground solution with some meta-data ( i.e. config ) >> could be accepted ( maybe this can be reopened when the format for the >> standard antlib is discussed - I care more about adding the hooks >> to allow pluggable task factories at this moment ). > > ... and we are migrating to the use of metadata. Metadata is used in one form or another in almost any project I know. It is important to keep things in balance and not abuse any concept. Simple things should remain simple - and metadata should be used only to enhance and solve complex problems. That's my biggest concern on any use of metadata. Costin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: For additional commands, e-mail: