[jnet]

I couldn't agree more. I can't understand the desire to needlessly complicate applications, what ever happened to KISS and YAGNI.

[JustSomeNobody]

Desperation to create the next new hot thing so one can get their 15 min? It's the only thing I can think of.

As much as most developers eschew the idea of the rock star developer, some are definitely taken by it.