Efficiency of Java “Double Brace Initialization”?

Question

In Hidden Features of Java the top answer mentions Double Brace Initialization, with a very enticing syntax:

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Answer 1

While this syntax can be convenient, it also adds a lot of this$0 references as these become nested and it can be difficult to step debug into the initializers unless breakpoints are set on each one. For that reason, I only recommend using this for banal setters, especially set to constants, and places where anonymous subclasses don't matter (like no serialization involved).