On 18/10/06, Steve Vinoski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What percentage of all the Java projects out there use coding guidelines other than the Sun guidelines? I would guess it's very very small, far less than 1%.
Is that a guess? Do you have any evidence to back that up? I have just looked at a few Apache projects. Examples of ones that do *not* follow the Sun standards (or at least appear not to based on a viewing of some randomly selected files) are BCEL, Cactus, Commons Configuration, ECS. I only looked at about 8 or 9 projects so that is a rate of around 50% (in an admittedly very small sample space).
Except that when I'm working on Qpid I have to remember to use the right settings, which are different than all other Java projects I've ever worked on...
My IDE of choice (Intellij) allows me to configure the coding standard on a per-project basis.
>> Should it be corrected? > > You mean "changed". Corrected implies it is broken in some way. I think it's broken in the sense that it's a deviation that adds needless complication to Qpid development.
Only if you happen to work in an environment where everyone else uses the standard you like.
This has nothing to do with personal preference -- I personally can adapt to any style. This has to do with putting artificial hurdles in the way of building the Qpid Java community. If 99+% of Java developers expect to follow the Sun guidelines, then why make them jump through hoops to work on Qpid?
That 99% number again. My scan of other projects shows a wide variety of styles being adopted. This is just change for change's sake. For every person who likes it there is likely to be someone who dislikes it. As I said, with coding standards I think it is important that we have a standard and that it is enforced. RG
