Re: [webbeans-dev] Terminology

On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 5:02 AM, Pete Muir <pmuir(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote: > > 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. Me either. > >> Or: >> >> Web Bean -> contextual type >> simple Web Bean -> contextual Java class >> enterprise Web Bean -> contextual EJB > > This is better. I agree. > > > As I said before, I prefer bean to type/class/EJB Yeah, "bean" seems less overloaded than the other terms here. > > Web Bean -> contextual bean > simple Web Bean -> contextual JavaBean > enterprise Web Bean -> contextual EJB On the whole, though, I think Web Beans is a better name. It has a lot of recognition already. It seems less boring than the alternatives mentioned here. I also feel like "simple web bean" will be easier for me to say as I talk to my coworkers about them; "contextual Java class" doesn't come out as nice. I understand that the "web" part of web beans is non optimal, but I haven't seen anything that I believe is better. If I think of something I'll speak up. -Matt Drees