I agree with PG and I also think that Java and C# maintainers are wrong to keep adding features to these languages. I've done a lot of work with Java (and some

I agree with PG and I also think that Java and C# maintainers are wrong to keep adding features to these languages. I've done a lot of work with Java (and some with C#) and most developers have a hard time even with original Java's scope rules. So, if these languages want to be the COBOL of the future, they should keep it simple and dumb. Closures and Generics aren't for most people. Or they could add some compiler directive for switching on advanced features.