Additional Notes
When are annotation processors usually the better metaprogramming tool?
Track: Java
Topic: Java Annotations
Focus: Annotation Processors
Java: Annotation Processors
Answer
When structure is stable and you want earlier errors with less runtime work.
Annotation processors move discovery and code generation to compile time. That can improve startup behavior, preserve type safety, and reduce the amount of runtime scanning a framework needs to do.
Annotation processors move discovery and code generation to compile time. That can improve startup behavior, preserve type safety, and reduce the amount of runtime scanning a framework needs to do.
Topics: Annotation Processors Java Java Annotations