Revision as of 17:43, 19 February 2007 edit Netizen (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users 1,507 edits changed sub headers; now without repeated mention of "java" and "annotation"; +1 new header ===Impact and perception=== to head "Pros" and "Cons" sections ← Previous edit		Revision as of 17:46, 19 February 2007 edit undo Netizen (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users 1,507 edits →Impact and Perception: added short summaries of pro and con points Next edit →
Line 21: ==Impact and Perception== ===Pros=== * ''Declarative Programming.'' Annotations allow the programmer to declare in their source code how the software should behave. It is an example of how declarative programming constructs can be added to a procedural language. ===Cons=== * ''Performance.'' Adding metadata to a run time causes additional memory overhead. * ~~There~~''Standards lack.'' here are few standards that dictate what metadata tags should be used ==See also==

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