Github user keith-turner commented on the issue:
https://github.com/apache/accumulo/pull/145
I agree w/ @dhutchis and would really like the ability to mix types. For
example a binary row and string column is a common usage pattern. The builder
pattern supports this usage pattern really well.
I would suggest using `family` instead of `columnFamily`, `qualifier`
instead `columnQualifier`, and `visibility` instead of `columnVisibility` for
the methods names. IMO using these names will make the code users write
shorter and less redundant w/o any loss in readability.
I would suggest making the builder class package private and adding a
`newBuilder()` method to Key that returns the first interface.
Below is an example of code using all of these suggestions.
```java
byte r[];
String f;
Text q;
Key k = Key.newBuilder().row(r).family(f).qualifier(q).build();
```
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