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Bruce Chapman

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Re: Mixins2 Posted: Nov 22, 2005 5:12 PM
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> You could also use annotations and apt. You could annotate
> your class with a number of mixins:
> @Mixin(TimeStampedImp.class). Next use apt to generate
> your "Mixins" class. This is basically the exact same
> thing that Dynaop does except Dynaop does it at runtime.

For an implementation of this mechanism, check out the net.java.dev.rapt.exploratory.mixin package in the rapt project on java.net https://rapt.dev.java.net/

The only ugliness is around representing generic types as annotation values, hopefully the JSR-269 facility in mustang will provide a nicer way to do this.

disclosure: I am the author/owner of the rapt project (and serve on JSR-268 expert group)

Cleo Saulnier

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Registered: Dec, 2005

Re: Mixins2 Posted: Jan 4, 2006 12:05 AM
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You know, while all this mixin stuff is nice and dandy... it sure is messy, isn't it? I've used all sorts of languages and although I mostly use low level languages, I must say that mixins are the ugliest thing I've ever seen in programming.

When using low level languages, you know what's a macro and what's part of the language or what's a CPU instruction. So there's no confusion. I think there's a HUGE confusion going on here as to what's a macro and what's not. This should be seperated into another programming layer higher up than the normal coding pratices such as a preprocessor. This is like meta-programming, but instead of being at runtime, it's done at compile time (with side-effects at runtime).

Sure, it may be tied in closely with the type system, but no matter what way you look at it, it's a glorified macro.

UGLY UGLY UGLY!!!

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