Note to self: If you create a Java application and think you need DI but not AOP, then do not automatically reach for containers like Spring, CDI, Guice. Just do all construction and wiring in the standard main method.
Example: https://github.com/odoepner/bagh-chal/blob/master/src/main/java/org/oldo/baghchal/Main.java
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