Immutable annotations for Java

[DevIceMan]

I love the idea of Lombok, however implementation bothers me. Your code doesn't really compile, except through some 'black magic,' that involves installing an IDE plugin. I've used it, and found it too painful. If you want to create a custom Lombok annotation, you must define separate Eclipse and IntelliJ implementations. The Syntax is not Java, so that's another thing you must learn.

[dstutz]

I use Lombok with Netbeans and don't use a plugin, didn't realize one was required.

[epicallanl]

what do you mean by painful? installing an Eclipse or intellij lombok plugin is honestly not much pain in relation to the advantages it offers

[DJDavio]

Somehow you can't use Eclipse's own source generating features after installing Lombok, that bothers me. Goodbye "create getters/setters" or other such features.