Know-how as Code: Practical Code Generation for Java Developers
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Survey of practical code generation techniques for Java developers aimed at reducing boilerplate — covering IDE-based generators, Lombok bytecode manipulation, annotation processors that emit source, model-driven frameworks that produce near-ready applications, and alternative JVM languages/DSLs. Reviews each approach’s strengths and limitations, common pitfalls where generated code can introduce hard-to-find defects, and offers practical guidance to make code generation a controlled, beneficial tool in real projects.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 6:38Manual Spring code issues
- 13:28Code generation approach
- 20:45Java annotation processing
- 31:34Annotation processing limits
- 35:05Lombok extensions and alternatives
- 41:17Extend language overview
- 46:38Recommendations and conclusions
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