[vilya]

There's an assumption that compiling to Java source will make this easy for Java developers to transition to, which I believe is completely misguided. If you edit the generated java source you give up the ability to use Xtend at that point; if you don't then it's no different to using a language which compiles directly to jvm bytecodes. Their example of being able to debug through the generated java sounds like a drawback to me: you have to maintain two models of the program in your head instead of one. Much easier to debug through the original source!

I applaud any effort to cut down on the amount of boilerplate required in java though.