Re: [servlet-dev] Less is More for servlet 6.0

[Mark Thomas <markt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 13/04/2021 07:27, Greg Wilkins wrote:
> All,
>
> I've just published a blog called Less is More 
> <https://webtide.com/less-is-more-servlet-api/> where I make the 
> argument that we need to remove and/or deprecate several features in the 
> servlet specification for 6.0, so that we can clear the decks for new 
> features.
>
> I won't repeat the blog here (it's rather long), but as discussion of 
> the spec should be here, I will direct commenters to this thread.

I haven't had a chance to review the article in detail so I'll just say 
I think there is going to be quite a bit of discussion around exactly 
what should be removed and what should stay.

I need to get a draft release plan submitted today for the next 
development iteration so I am going to submit one for a major release 
(6.0) rather than a minor release (5.1) on the basis that whatever we do 
I am fairly sure we are going to want to make backwards incompatible API 
changes. Whether that is as little as removing the code that has been 
deprecated for well over a decade or as much as Greg is advocating for 
is very much TBD but we have time to discuss that.

I'm going to keep the plan very high level. Essentially:
- remove deprecated features
- consider removing / deprecating additional features
- add clarify to existing features
- implement requested enhancements

Prioritisation to be determined by the community as work progresses.

Mark