[jsr294-modularity-eg] Simple Module System Proposal

[Alex Buckley]

Richard S. Hall wrote:
> On 9/24/09 20:16, Alex Buckley wrote:
>> If Maven suffices for versioning and dependency tracking - not "real" 
>> modularity but still of some value, in your view - why does the Simple 
>> Module System claim the same ground by standardizing versions and 
>> dependencies in the language?
> 
> To me, this line of discussion completely misses the important point. If 
> 294 modules are required to be loaded by a single class loader, then 
> they are useless in any environments that are either dynamic or support 
> side-by-side versions, which throws their reuse out the window. Thus, 
> there is very little benefit of the SMS proposal over the "big hook" 
> approach.

"big hook" approach?

Alex