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Re:Double Brace Initialization in Java by irahul on Sunday August 19, 2012 @01:10AM (#4403268)
> This just makes me glad I don't have to write Java any more.

You don't have to do it even if you are writing Java. This is a perfect example of clever for the sake of being clever.

Re:Double Brace Initialization in Java by jlgreco on Sunday August 19, 2012 @01:52AM (#4403350)
The issue of course is that both the clever way and the 'normal' way are not exactly pleasant compared to most other modern languages.