Directory of Coding Standards Resources

Coding standards and programming styles for Java.

Subcategories

Code Conventions for the Java Programming Language

http://java.sun.com/docs/codeconv/
Coding Guidelines from Sun Microsystems.
Coding Standards for Java

http://www.ambysoft.com/essays/javaCodingStandards.html
Coding and style guidelines from AmbySoft Inc.
Draft Java Coding Standard

http://gee.cs.oswego.edu/dl/html/javaCodingStd.html
Guidelines for structure, documentation and naming.
How to Write Doc Comments for the Javadoc tool

http://java.sun.com/j2se/javadoc/writingdoccomments/index.html
"Official" JavaDoc style guidelines from Sun Microsystems.
How To Write Unmaintainable Code

http://www.mindprod.com/jgloss/unmain.html
A humorous approach emphasizing the need for coding standards - Java centric discussion.
Java Coding Standards

http://www.ontko.com/java/java_coding_standards.html
Collection of links Ray Ontko.
Java Programming Style Guidelines

http://geosoft.no/development/javastyle.html
A set of recommendations on various aspects of coding such as naming, file organization, and comments.
Tips for maintainable Java code

http://www.squarebox.co.uk/download/javatips.html
A random collection of personal observations by Rolf Howarth.

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