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RE: [wtp-dev] FW: Arrays vs. Collections in new API
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Arthur,
1) Do
you mean we need to stage API changes during the 1.0 development cycle in such a
way that dependent plugins have a chance to migrate with no functionality
outage? If that's what you mean, I totally agree that we shouldn't
be checking in api changes that cripple layered WTP functionality for a period
of time.
2) Or
do you mean there are some 0.7 APIs that must be preserved in the 1.0
release because of binary compatibility commitments?
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Ted
Kosta et al,
We need to
think carefully about the evolution of APIs in general. In some cases, we may
have to preserve the old ones and provide new parallel APIs that coexist with
them. Plug-ins can then migrate to the new ones incrementally.
Arthur Ryman,
IBM Software Group,
Rational Division
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http://ryman.eclipsedevelopersjournal.com/
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"Konstantin
Komissarchik" <kosta@xxxxxxx>
Sent by: wtp-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
08/16/2005 03:28 PM
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Please respond
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| RE: [wtp-dev] FW:
Arrays vs. Collections in new API |
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No, we are not proposing to move to Java 5.0 for the 1.0
release. What the conversation was about and what we would like to propose to
WTP as a whole is to consider moving to using unparameterized Collections in
the API for the 1.0 release. Then, when platform and WTP moves to Java 5.0
(3.2/1.5?), the APIs can be changed to use parameterized collections without
breaking binary compatibility.
Thoughts?
-
Konstantin
From: wtp-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:wtp-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David M
Williams
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 11:44 AM
To:
General discussion of project-wide or architectural issues.
Subject:
Re: [wtp-dev] FW: Arrays vs. Collections in new API
This was interesting ... but to be clear, our 1.0 will be on
Eclipse 3.1.1 and, I'm guessing, when
Jim said "in the fall they will
start to use Java 5.0" I suspect he meant for the 3.2 stream.
Are you suggesting we standardize on Java 5.0 for our API and 1.0
release?
If so ... seems like a huge step, to me.
So ... just thought I'd ask for clarification ... maybe you were
just sharing
an interesting discussion?
>Jim des Rivieres
wrote up this helpful response to an API question we had, and
>agreed
to let me forward it to the list. Something to consider as we finalize
api for 1.0.
>
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