Blog - A critique of Spring

[karldmoore]

Don't know if anyone saw this, I just stumbled across it.
http://floatingpoint.tinou.com/2007/...ique_of_s.html

[Andreas Senft]

Well... interesting.
I have to say that I disagree on the most points stated there. Abusing framework features and creating bloated applications using Spring is surely not the framework's fault (as the author partially acknowledges). And the critique on remoting abstractions and interface-based programming is beyond me.

[karldmoore]

I didn't say it was a good crituque , interesting all the same. I do like to hear valid criticisms, it's boring when everyone just agrees.

[Andreas Senft]

I didn't say it was a good crituque

I didn't want to imply that

I do like to hear valid criticisms, it's boring when everyone just agrees.

I agree to that (please don't be bored ). If everyone would have the same opinion then there would be no progress. And to say something positive about the blog: The style is ok, it is not offending.

Regards,
Andreas

[debasishg]

Don't know if anyone saw this, I just stumbled across it.
http://floatingpoint.tinou.com/2007/...ique_of_s.html

Did you read Bob Lee's critique of Spring, which is there within this blog ? That is an interesting read with lots of pitch ins from Rob, Keith and Eugene. Bob later followed it up with another milder post on his observations on Spring.

[karldmoore]

Thanks for the link Debasish, I read the original but I've never seen the sequel. It's funny how people always quote the first article and never the second!

[karldmoore]

I was just thinking on the way into work, the idea of a Spring critique from people who have used it in anger would be quite an interesting read.

[Alarmnummer]

He has started his own IOC-container.

http://code.google.com/p/google-guice/

[debasishg]

He has started his own IOC-container.

http://code.google.com/p/google-guice/

umm .. Interesting ..
Have a look at the SpringComparison Wiki page ..

Cheers.
- Debasish

[Andreas Senft]

Well, nothing to say against a healthy competition. And there seem to be integration points to Spring and AOP alliance interfaces.

Regards,
Andreas