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First off Java has simplicity already and has had it since 1995, thats the problem. The so called language masters didn't want to add in anything to the language for such a long time. That's why today we have such bullshit code like getXX and setXX and not true components. We've been hacking it for so long we forgot what "simple properties" look like. And that's just one example. You first have to have bloat to say can it survive it! Java is far from bloated, so far as to say, Java the language is actually THIN! But the platform libraries are not because of this very reason of a THIN language. So much code is verbose because of the lack of language features. I think the bigger problem is the choices of things that are added. Like Annotations! WTF is that about. You add one new feature and its the be all feature, all new specs and code uses annotations like its the savor of the language. And again it's a freaken hack just like getXX and setXX. Simplicity for Java can be summed up as, "what's the smallest thing we can add to Java that gives the language the largest bang-for-the-buck". So Closures, Properties and fix the freaken Generics spec, and I for one will be happy for at least the next couple years. I'm sure every developer has the "wish list" going for them.

I think there is something wrong in Java-land. I think this article was well written although it sort of goes against my wishes to see new stuff in the language to do things smarter..thus my vote UP!

I want unsigned pritimtive types. Bit manipulation is totally ugly and annoying using the signed primitives.
Give me ubyte, ushort, uint, ulong, and I'll be happier. I can't think of a single reason why those types
weren't added from the beginning.