Fwd: [webbeans-dev] Terminology

[Pete Muir]

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> From: Michael Rotatori <rotatori at sbcglobal.net>
> Date: 3 December 2008 14:08:19 GMT
> To: Pete Muir <pmuir at redhat.com>
> Subject: Re: [webbeans-dev] Terminology
> Reply-To: rotatori at sbcglobal.net
>
> I think it should be kept as Web Bean. LIke you said, it sounds like  
> a new model. It needs to be separate from an ejb bean name.
>
> --- On Wed, 12/3/08, Pete Muir <pmuir at redhat.com> wrote:
> From: Pete Muir <pmuir at redhat.com>
> Subject: Re: [webbeans-dev] Terminology
> To: "Gavin King" <gavin at hibernate.org>
> Cc: "webbeans-dev at lists.jboss.org" <webbeans-dev at lists.jboss.org>,  
> "Java Community Process JSR #299 Expert List" <JSR-299-EG at jcp.org>,  
> "Scott Ferguson" <ferg at caucho.com>
> Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 6:40 AM
>
> On 24 Nov 2008, at 13:06, Gavin King wrote:
>
> > I've had a few discussions with a certain EE vendor who is concerned
> > that the use of the "Bean" terminology sends
>  the message that
> Web
> > Beans is a separate component model that competes with EJB. I don't
> > necessarily agree, but I can see why some people might get that
> > impression. Whatever: on this issue I think we should do whatever is
> > necessary to make 299 palatable to all the vendors in the space.
> >
> > So we should search for alternative terminology. Here's my  
> suggestion:
> >
> > Web Bean -> injectable type
> > simple Web Bean -> injectable java class
> > enterprise Web Bean -> session bean
> > Web Bean instance -> injectable instance / instance of an injectable
> > type
>
> This seems quite fragmented to me, I guess I would go for something
> like:
>
> Web Bean -> injectable bean
> Simple Web Bean -> injectable JavaBean
> Enterprise Web Bean -> session bean
> Web Bean instance -> injectable bean instance or just bean instance
>
> This means we loose the
>  proper noun (Web Bean) which I think is what
> makes it sounds more like a new model, but to me seems more consistent
> with Java terminology.
>
> >
> >
> > WDYT? Does anyone have a better suggestion? Does anyone *not* want  
> to
> > make this change?
> >
> > --
> > Gavin King
> > gavin.king at gmail.com
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