[webbeans-dev] Terminology

[Pete Muir]

On 21 Dec 2008, at 07:32, Gavin King wrote:

> Oracle have proposed that we remove the term "Web Bean" from the
> specification. I'm therefore searching for alternative terminology.
> Please let me know your opinions and suggestions.
>
> Here's one possibility:
>
> Web Bean -> injectable type
> simple Web Bean -> injectable Java class
> enterprise Web Bean -> injectable EJB

I really don't like this.

> Or:
>
> Web Bean -> contextual type
> simple Web Bean -> contextual Java class
> enterprise Web Bean -> contextual EJB

This is better.

As I said before, I prefer bean to type/class/EJB

Web Bean -> contextual bean
simple Web Bean -> contextual JavaBean
enterprise Web Bean -> contextual EJB

>
>
> Note that "contextual type" already means something in the current
> spec, but that thing should be easy enough to rename.
>
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