JGoodies Binding vs. JSR 295

Question

Hello,

What is the practical difference between JGoodies Binding and JSR 295, Beans Binding? They both seem to be intended for the same purpose and get their job done (with slightly different approaches). JGoodies Binding is more mature, but JSR 295 is eventually getting part of JDK in Java 7.

Using a standard part of JDK is surely preferable to using a separate library for the same function, but are there other factors to consider? Are there yet some other alternatives? Choosing between these is pretty irreversible architectural decision...

Answer 1

Just use JGoodies, as it is mature and works. There are certainly ideas from the JGoodies framework being incorporated into the JSR, but as it is not there at this time yet, the options are limited.

The current state seems to be that the JSR will not even get into JDK 7, so we have to wait for JDK 8. Alex Miller has a great page which provides a nice overview about the things which will go in jdk7 and which won't. http://tech.puredanger.com/java7

Beans Binding has a red NO to it, so...

Hooray, JGoodies.

Cheers

Answer 2

Thanks Daniel!

Now that JSR 295 has no standardization advantage, this is an easy choice.

I wonder why they don't make JGoodies a standard part of JDK :-)