Comments on: Travelin’ lite (the only way to fly) http://www.headwaysoftware.com/blog/2009/03/travelin-lite/ Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:59:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ian Sutton http://www.headwaysoftware.com/blog/2009/03/travelin-lite/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Ian Sutton Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:01:14 +0000 http://www.headwaysoftware.com/blog/?p=214#comment-169 Thanks Nick! I never really thought the 'gaming the system' was a big issue either, but some (well one) did and I think it is only fair to acknowledge the possibility. Hope you don't mind if I decline the offer to join in a petition to remove reflection from the JDK ;-). Seriously, reflection is a useful technique and absolutely has its place. Also agree that it would be nice sometimes to see the graph of how these (and other) relationships pan out in a live system. Just bear in mind that you'd be a wearing a different hat here, say Baggage Managements Systems Inspector rather than Conscientious Passenger. Thanks Nick!

I never really thought the ‘gaming the system’ was a big issue either, but some (well one) did and I think it is only fair to acknowledge the possibility.

Hope you don’t mind if I decline the offer to join in a petition to remove reflection from the JDK ;-) . Seriously, reflection is a useful technique and absolutely has its place.

Also agree that it would be nice sometimes to see the graph of how these (and other) relationships pan out in a live system. Just bear in mind that you’d be a wearing a different hat here, say Baggage Managements Systems Inspector rather than Conscientious Passenger.

]]> By: Nick http://www.headwaysoftware.com/blog/2009/03/travelin-lite/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Nick Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:03:29 +0000 http://www.headwaysoftware.com/blog/?p=214#comment-168 Thought provoking article Ian, I like the bagage analogy. Never thought that too much focus on code metrics could make developers 'game the system' by using reflection, but it makes perfect sense. Perhaps we should petition to get java.lang.reflect removed from the jdk! I'd love to see the graph of my current clients app if reflective method calls were added in.. Thought provoking article Ian, I like the bagage analogy. Never thought that too much focus on code metrics could make developers ‘game the system’ by using reflection, but it makes perfect sense. Perhaps we should petition to get java.lang.reflect removed from the jdk! I’d love to see the graph of my current clients app if reflective method calls were added in..

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