Java Coding standards

Question

What coding standards in java should a programmer definitely follow for a more readable code?

This question will definetly lead to an unstoppable discussion because everyone has another opinion about that. — Chris, Mar 11 '11 at 21:07
@Chris I do not 100% agree with that. There are some conventions that should really be followed like for example the naming conventions. — RoflcoptrException, Mar 11 '11 at 21:11
Maybe you're right but the answers to this question would be nothing better (rather worth) - readable and searchable than any search issued to any search engine on that topic. I think it would be pretty hard to filter out the few really useful answers. — Chris, Mar 11 '11 at 21:18
Plus, even if one might consider this not subjective, the topic has been [covered](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/338080/java-programming-guidelines) [several](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4197595/is-there-a-java-coding-standards-if-so-is-there-a-tool-that-will-check-for-thos) [times](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3442167/existence-of-a-java-standard) [before](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3615348/is-there-a-coding-standard-for-java) (each with similar answers). — Rob Hruska, Mar 11 '11 at 21:24
Some good compilation from different sources merged and actively maintained which is also `uptodate` http://geosoft.no/development/javastyle.html — Narayan, Mar 13 '11 at 13:59

score 10 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 26 '17 at 12:31

10

edited Jul 26 '17 at 12:31

Pawan Patil

answered Mar 11 '11 at 21:07

link expired....... – Dhiraj Dec 06 '16 at 06:38
Link is currently ok with a warning `The information on this page is for Archive Purposes Only This page is not being actively maintained. Links within the documentation may not work and the information itself may no longer be valid. The last revision to this document was made on April 20, 1999` – Betlista Jul 26 '17 at 12:35

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 11 '11 at 21:08

5

answered Mar 11 '11 at 21:08

Andreas Dolk

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 11 '11 at 21:07

3

Start with Checkstyle and PMD.

answered Mar 11 '11 at 21:07

yegor256

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/codeconv-138413.html – Sivam Jan 30 '14 at 13:53
https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/codeconventions-contents.html – Feb 23 '21 at 17:09

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 11 '11 at 21:09

2

There are a lot of factors which go into defining the term "a good coding standard" but the official document should offer you some insight.

answered Mar 11 '11 at 21:09

Sanjay T. Sharma

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