I don't know if this counts only for committers but my vote it would be "b) I prefer the proposed way". And IDE's give plenty of support on this. Alin
On Dec 18, 2007 4:16 PM, Carsten Ziegeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I think we shouldn't make not a big fuzz about this, but I think we > should reconsider our coding standard for import statements. > My idea is to use a quick vote where people just state their preference > for this thing. After the vote is finished, we just use the choice of > the majority - no vetos, no discussions etc. To change the coding > standard we need at least three votes for the proposed way. > > I hope everyone is fine with this. > > The current standard is: > > "Import statements need to be explicit in order to overcome name clashes. > They should be grouped by name. When the number of import statements of > the same package exceeds the 'readability' limit (please use common > sense), then import the complete package by adding '.*'." > > I think the above is a little bit problematic as "need to be explicit" > is not reached by using a "*" import. Therefore I propose to change the > standard to: > > "Import statements need to be explicit in order to overcome name clashes. > They should be grouped by name." > > Please cast your votes: > > a) I prefer the old way > b) I prefer the proposed way. > > > Thanks > Carsten > -- > Carsten Ziegeler > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
