I don't note which username I'm replying to when I post a comment because it seems many HN commenters use many different usernames, but I can avoid replying to yours if you like. As for my deep issue or axe to grind, nowadays I try to avoid talking about my personal motives because in the past people have used that to deflect attention away from tech issues and timelines and use cases and the stuff that matters, so I'll decline your invitation.

I post comments about and replies to stuff that interests me such as Groovy, including the org.codehaus.groovy implementation. You mentioned your take on Gradle and the simplicity/complexity cycle, and I was giving my opinion on it.