naming-conventions

Should a “static final Logger” be declared in UPPER-CASE?

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In Java, static final variables are constants and the convention is that they should be in upper-case. However, I have seen that most people declare loggers in lower-case which comes up as a violation in PMD. e.g: private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(MyClass.class); Just search googleor SO for “static final logger” and you will … Read more

Why do variable names often start with the letter ‘m’? [duplicate]

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This question already has answers here: Why do most fields (class members) in Android tutorial start with `m`? (14 answers) Closed 6 years ago. Looking at the Android tutorials such as the Notepad tutorial, I noticed that almost all variables are named starting with the letter ‘m’. What convention is this, and where does it … Read more

Is the underscore prefix for property and method names merely a convention?

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Is the underscore prefix in JavaScript only a convention, like for example in Python private class methods are? From the 2.7 Python documentation: “Private” instance variables that cannot be accessed except from inside an object don’t exist in Python. However, there is a convention that is followed by most Python code: a name prefixed with … Read more

Anyone else find naming classes and methods one of the most difficult parts in programming? [closed]

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Coding Conventions – Naming Enums

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Is there a convention for naming enumerations in Java? My preference is that an enum is a type. So, for instance, you have an enum Fruit{Apple,Orange,Banana,Pear, … } NetworkConnectionType{LAN,Data_3g,Data_4g, … } I am opposed to naming it: FruitEnum NetworkConnectionTypeEnum I understand it is easy to pick off which files are enums, but then you would … Read more