[nimms]

until java has a var keyword and closures, there is no way you can claim that it's less verbose than languages like ruby or python.

I can't count the amount of time I wasted typing things like

  LongVariableName longVariableName = new LongVariableNameImpl();

as a java programmer. Also the amount of extra typing for creating anonymous inner classes made GUI coding a real chore. Sure your IDE can automate lots of it, but emacs automatically types end for me when I type def so it's not even a consideration.

Your comment comes across as someone who is either trolling or has no real experience in a language outside of java.