Obviously we were supposed to think that Java would be the biggest abuser of this construct. However, keep in mind that Java is severely under represented on Gi

Obviously we were supposed to think that Java would be the biggest abuser of this construct. However, keep in mind that Java is severely under represented on GitHub compared to languages like PhP. Compare http://adambard.com/blog/top-github-languages-for-2013-so-far/ http://adambard.com/blog/top-github-languages-for-2013-so-fa... to http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.... and notice the discrepancies. In other words, sampling on GitHub is severly biased.