RFR: Updated section on Code Conventions. [v4]

Andreas Lundblad github.com+5994243+aioobe at openjdk.java.net
Thu Jun 25 08:36:12 UTC 2020


On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 20:25:50 GMT, Andreas Lundblad <github.com+5994243+aioobe at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Thank you for contributing this style guide. This is something that many have been asking about.
>
>> If we have agreed policies about coding style then we should treat them as authoritative, normative information. As
>> such, they'd be out of place in a Guide that's meant only to contain tutorials and suggestions.
> 
> Sounds like a very narrow definition of a dev guide. This content is usually even referred to as a style _guide_.
> 
> In my head, it's very much in line with the section on _Producing a Changeset_. I imagine the target audience is pretty
> much the same too.
> That being said, where would you suggest publishing style guides?

Thanks @JesperIRL, good comments. They should all be addressed now.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/guide/pull/14


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