Chapter 7. Programming and Documentation Conventions
This chapter explains a number of important and useful Java programming and documentation conventions. It covers:
General naming and capitalization conventions
Portability tips and conventions
Javadoc documentation comment syntax and conventions
JavaBeans conventions
None of the conventions described here are mandatory. Following them, however, will make your code easier to read and maintain, portable, and self-documenting.
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