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Java Application Architecture: Modularity Patterns with Examples Using OSGi
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Java Application Architecture: Modularity Patterns with Examples Using OSGi

by Kirk Knoernschild
March 2012
Intermediate to advanced
384 pages
7h 59m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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17. Future of OSGi

OSGi is not new. It has been around since the late 1990s. Unfortunately, although OSGi is the only dynamic module system for the Java platform, adoption is not widespread. However, traction within the industry is building. Many products continue to emerge that leverage OSGi internally, and more are beginning to expose the virtues of OSGi to the developer community. But, there is a concern that OSGi will not have the disruptive impact of which it’s capable. I assert that if OSGi does succeed, it won’t be based on the technical merits of OSGi. It’ll be because of something else. Something trendy. Something fashionable.

Now, I could be wrong. OSGi adoption is certainly increasing, albeit slowly. And as case studies begin to emerge ...

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