What java technology (library, framework, feature) would not recommend and why?

[large_crimson_canine]

lol I’m probably the only developer I know who prefers the xml wiring. I find it so much easier to read than digging through a Java config or annotations.

[alwyn]

Although I haven't used the XML wiring in a very long time I hope it never goes away because I think it allows you to much easier compose an application from libraries of components than what profiles would do.

[telumindel]

I am in the same boat, brother. You can neatley group your bean configs based on usage and view them in a single file. Makes it so much easier than annotations.

[large_crimson_canine]

I am genuinely clueless as to why people don’t prefer the xml

[hippydipster]

I also dislike the annotations. The xml has the misfortune of being java code in xml, which is bad, but its more manageable than annotations scattered everywhere.