The syntax you just printed is the preferred method for some languages like Java (i.e. there are no barewords you can use, you have to be very explicit about everything -- unless the method is in schope, which it never is). Personally, I don't like going overboard on Object Orientedness, but I can understand why some people like it, and how it can make the language clearer for some people. All in all, I think it's mostly a matter of personal preference.