In the former, typing '2012.01.01' implicitly creates a date object (probably), and '1m1d' implicitly creates some sort of duration object (probably) and uses an operator to combine them.
The Java was isn't really that different. Just more verbose, but again, I don't mind trading a few key strokes for clarity.
The Java was isn't really that different. Just more verbose, but again, I don't mind trading a few key strokes for clarity.