Last updated : May 05, 2015
NOT ON THE CURRENT EDITION
This blip is not on the current edition of the Radar. If it was on one of the last few editions, it is likely that it is still relevant. If the blip is older, it might no longer be relevant and our assessment might be different today. Unfortunately, we simply don't have the bandwidth to continuously review blips from previous editions of the Radar.
Understand more
May 2015
Hold
Proceed with caution
OSGi (Open Service Gateway initiative) is a specification that aims to remedy the lack of a module system for Java, allowing for dynamic reloading of components. While some projects (notably Eclipse) use OSGi successfully, other uses have exposed the hazards of adding abstractions to platforms never designed for them. Projects that rely on OSGi to define a component system quickly realize that it solves only a small part of the overall problem, and often adds its own accidental complexity to projects such as more complex builds. Most projects now either use old-fashioned JAR files or microservice architectures to manage components, and await the native solution in Java in the Jigsaw module specification.
Jan 2015
Hold
Proceed with caution
Jul 2014
Hold
Proceed with caution
Published : Jul 08, 2014
