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by benjiweber 5275 days ago
There are alternatives. e.g. a public final Property<String> Name = new Property<String>();

Where Property defines a .get() and a .set();

However, getters and setters are generally a code smell. It's better to be telling objects to do things rather than ask them for information. Modern Serialization & Injection frameworks no longer require getters/setters.