On 2018-03-31 16:51, Mario Torre wrote: > Yes, but please try to keep the 80 columns (as per the document Remi > suggested, unless it kills readability). It seems archaic, but not so > much when you review patches and read code on a mobile device. Lots of > people also like to keep their monitors in portrait mode, which means > less real estate for long lines, not talking about the fact that this > limit forces you to write more concise code! > > Cheers, > Mario
Portrait orientation might invite writing longer methods and choosing shorter names, which is arguably even worse than long lines ;-) Anyway, while 80 chars/line is not my first choice I'll or course adhere to the guidelines mentioned by Rémi. BTW, does "80" include the ending LF? Raffaello > > > On Sat 31. Mar 2018 at 16:35, Remi Forax <fo...@univ-mlv.fr > <mailto:fo...@univ-mlv.fr>> wrote: > > http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~alundblad/styleguide/index-v6.html > is the closest you can find as an official coding convention for the > OpenJDK. > > Rémi > > ----- Mail original ----- > > De: "raffaello giulietti" <raffaello.giulie...@gmail.com > <mailto:raffaello.giulie...@gmail.com>> > > À: "core-libs-dev" <core-libs-dev@openjdk.java.net > <mailto:core-libs-dev@openjdk.java.net>> > > Envoyé: Samedi 31 Mars 2018 16:24:53 > > Objet: Coding conventions for core-libs-dev > > > Hi, > > > > are there any Java coding conventions to follow? > > > > I found very outdated guidelines at > > > > http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/codeconvtoc-136057.html > > with ab archaic line limitation of 80 or even 70 chars/line. > > > > Are there official, semi-official or suggested documents? > > > > > > > > Greetings > > Raffaello >
