What is Lombok?
It is a java library that automatically plugs into your editor and build tools, spicing up your java.
Never write another getter or equals method again, with one annotation your class has a fully featured builder, Automate your logging variables, and much more.
Lombok is a tool in the Java Tools category of a tech stack.
Who uses Lombok?
Companies
18 companies reportedly use Lombok in their tech stacks, including backend, whatfix, and Qasir.
Developers
79 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Lombok.
Lombok Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Lombok?
Immutables
Generate state of the art immutable objects and builders. Type-safe, null-safe, and thread-safe, with no boilerplate. Generate builders for immutable objects and even plain static factory methods.
Kotlin
Kotlin is a statically typed programming language for the JVM, Android and the browser, 100% interoperable with Java
Spring
A key element of Spring is infrastructural support at the application level: Spring focuses on the "plumbing" of enterprise applications so that teams can focus on application-level business logic, without unnecessary ties to specific deployment environments.
Jackson
It is a suite of data-processing tools for Java (and the JVM platform), including the flagship streaming JSON parser / generator library, matching data-binding library (POJOs to and from JSON) and additional data format modules to process data encoded in Avro, BSON, CBOR, CSV, Smile, (Java) Properties, Protobuf, XML or YAML; and even the large set of data format modules to support data types of widely used data types such as Guava, Joda.
Java 8
It is a revolutionary release of the world’s no 1 development platform. It includes a huge upgrade to the Java programming model and a coordinated evolution of the JVM, Java language, and libraries. Java 8 includes features for productivity, ease of use, improved polyglot programming, security and improved performance.
