So basically Java should never have had a string ...

... it is causing way too much grief.

(referring to the chore of adding constants like 'MM/dd/yyyy' instead of inlining such strings where they are used)

He beats you down with his 'right'

.. on Linus Torvalds in respect of Git

XML: it is going to be the downfall of modern society

apparently

Apache are a bunch of jerks

apparently