Java code convention

Java Code Conventions
September 12, 1997

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Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 1.2 Why Have Code Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .