Github user dhutchis commented on the issue:
https://github.com/apache/accumulo/pull/145
The `Key.newBuilder()` also mirrors common practice in Guava and other
libraries, that developers may be more familiar with. For example,
[`ImmutableList.builder()`](https://google.github.io/guava/releases/snapshot/api/docs/com/google/common/collect/ImmutableList.html#builder()).
Of course this comes down to style and the sequence you suggest could work
too.
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