I don't think it's a stretch to read the comment as "Java EE has too many knobs and dials", which is very much not a tautology. (Whether it's true or not is an

I don't think it's a stretch to read the comment as "Java EE has too many knobs and dials", which is very much not a tautology. (Whether it's true or not is another matter, and not a point I'm qualified to argue)