Java Code Conventions Update

[Franz van Betteraey]

Hi all,

Meanwhile, the good old Java code conventions from 1999 seem to have gone.
(http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22961733/oracle-java-code-conventions)

Does anybody know if there is an official (Oracle) or community 
(OpenJDK) attempt to update them?
Or is the "Google Java Style" guide the new de facto standard 
(http://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/javaguide.html)?

Kind regards,
   Franz


Am 22.07.2013 21:18, schrieb Franz van Betteraey:
> Hi there,
>
> I find it very helpful that Java Code Conventions exist for a long 
> time now. They really "improve the readability of the software, 
> allowing engineers to understand new code more quickly and thoroughly" 
> (from the Code Conventions web page).
>
> But while the Java language evolves the code conventions remain the 
> same. Since the Java Code Conventions were last updated in 1999 
> several new Java language features were introduced including lambdas 
> in the upcoming version of Java 8.
>
> Would it not be nice to update the Code Conventions so that we do not 
> need to follow rules from the last century in Java 8 (which are not 
> bad but probably missing relevant parts)?
>
> I wonder if (or where) someone could make an "official" request for 
> this. Dalibor Topic suggested to bring this up on this discussion list 
> (https://twitter.com/robilad/status/338350845315928064) - so that's 
> what I do now.
>
> Thanks for any support on this.
>
> Kind regards
>   Franz