https://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2010/07/wikileaks-to-leak-5000-open-source-java.html https://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2010/07/wikileaks-to-leak-5... Brilliant

https://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2010/07/wikileaks-to-leak-5000-open-source-java.html https://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2010/07/wikileaks-to-leak-5... Brilliant steve yegge article on the topic. Wikileaks To Leak 5000 Open Source Java Projects With All That Private/Final Bullshit Removed On a more serious note. While I can see the reason for private members, the case for private methods has always been much weaker.