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The problem that JGT is trying to solve is a real problem and one worth solving. However, having written and tried it out in a real project, I now see that while the goal might be sensible, this solution is not the best.

There are several minor problems with JGT. The syntax is poor. The reflection overhead will impact performance. You might add others. However, the biggest problem I have found with JGT is the fact that you cannot tell until runtime whether your JGT mapping is in sync with your Java classes. On more than one occassion I refactored a class only to have the JGT mapping "left behind" and broken.... read more