[bv-dev] JavaEE Platform Annotation rules.

Hello Experts, The discussion in this list about annotation inheritance and method level validation reminded me of this collection of rules to that effect, so, here they are. I want to bring to your attention this document from JavaEE platform architect Bill Shannon about annotations. From: Bill Shannon B> I've written up a set of "meta-rules" for annotations, that is, B> rules for how annotations should be defined to work. These rules B> collect together information that is in some of our specs while B> also providing some of the design principles we had in mind when B> we first started using annotations. B> Of course, there's also a bunch of exceptions and special cases B> that I've tried to document. B> http://java.net/projects/javaee-spec/pages/AnnotationRules B> Your feedback is encouraged, either privately or on the list. B> Feel free to forward this message to other experts and expert groups. Ed -- | edward.burns(a)oracle.com | office: +1 407 458 0017 | homepage: | http://ridingthecrest.com/