I believe the original commenter was more referring to the lack of 'this' usage in Java. So instead of having: this.x = y People tend to do: x = y

I believe the original commenter was more referring to the lack of 'this' usage in Java. So instead of having: this.x = y People tend to do: x = y Which isn't always the most clear that it's referencing an instance variable rather than a scoped variable, especially if you see it midway through a method.