Is it safe to use Project Lombok? [closed]

Answer 1

My take on Lombok is that it merely provides shortcuts for writing bolilerplate Java code.
When it comes to using shortcuts for writing bolilerplate Java code, I would rely on such features provided by IDE -- like in Eclipse, we can go to menu Source > Generate Getters and Setters for generating getters and setters.
I would not rely on a library like Lombok for this:

1. It pollutes your code with an indirection layer of alternative syntax (read @Getter, @Setter, etc. annotations). Rather than learning an alternative syntax for Java, I would switch to any other language that natively provides Lombok like syntax.
2. Lombok requires the use of a Lombok supported IDE to work with your code. This dependency introduces a considerable risk for any non-trivial project. Does the open source Lombok project have enough resources to keep providing support for different versions of a wide range of Java IDE's available?
3. Does the open source Lombok project have enough resources to keep providing support for newer versions of Java that will be coming in future?
4. I also feel nervous that Lombok may introduce compatibility issues with widely used frameworks/libraries (like Spring, Hibernate, Jackson, JUnit, Mockito) that work with your byte code at runtime.

All in all I would not prefer to "spice up" my Java with Lombok.