Initially java didn't favor getter and setters. They came with java 1.1 and the attempt bean model (and reflection) to catch visual language designers. The core

Initially java didn't favor getter and setters. They came with java 1.1 and the attempt bean model (and reflection) to catch visual language designers. The core java packages java.lang; java.util; java.io they dont feature getter/setters, either. If you look at the ancient AWT, there were not getter/setters - they were introduced with 1.1 and the bean stuff, most of the existing methods were deprecated. So in essence it was the original design, some book authors/design concept promoted it... Personally I have not written 'bean alike classes' for years.