Definitely agree that Kotlin is so much better than Java + Lombok, but it’ll take a lot of time for all the existing Java projects or migrate to Kotlin or reach EOL. In the meantime, it’s hard to avoid the occasional Java project…

Lombok will shrink the 200 lines of getters and setters to one or two. It has its own pitfalls of course, but IMO it’s definitely worth it.

Everyone seems more interested in nitpicking

Actually, not everyone in that thread is nitpicking. There’s one comment that’s just a helpful hint.

But yes, nitpicking is fun. I’ll see myself out.

Honestly, I prefer an overly long name over some cryptic naming scheme that looks like minified JS. At least you can be sure of the variable’s purpose and don’t have to guess, which is far better for readability.

One person doing the coding and the other just watching or doing nothing doesn’t sound like pair programming to me. That’s just working alone with someone else in the room, of course it’s not enjoyable.

Pair programming requires a fitting task and some basic rules, most importantly that the person at the keyboard doesn’t just type as they please without consulting the other person - otherwise they’ll quickly be programming alone.