It's a bit sad to have to look outside the standard stack for good solutions to this, but I've had great results with JRebel. The rapid iteration it brings to j

It's a bit sad to have to look outside the standard stack for good solutions to this, but I've had great results with JRebel. The rapid iteration it brings to java easily pays for itself almost immediately, if nothing else than in not having to pull your hair waiting for classloader reloads...