That certain developers consider needless complexity to be worthwhile is not a new criticism, and it's certainly not as Java-centric as we'd all like to believe

That certain developers consider needless complexity to be worthwhile is not a new criticism, and it's certainly not as Java-centric as we'd all like to believe. It's an old trope. Consider this "evolution of a programmer" joke which has been around since at least 1990, before Java even existed. http://groups.google.com/group/rec.humor.funny/browse_thread/thread/9a260fa129930384/aba12607e86a2392 http://groups.google.com/group/rec.humor.funny/browse_thread...