Coding guideline

General Conventions

 * Comment your code (documentation_guidelines) 
 * One File - One Class
 * Don't add packages with a wildcard (e.g. java.lang.* - instead always type the whole package name java.lang.Integer)
 * Produce readable code
 * Produce efficient code
 * (in this order - first readability, then efficiency)

Naming Conventions

camel case + (reduced) hungarian notation = ARS coding guidline

• example camel case: clsHeimoZeilinger (new word --> capital letter)\\
• example hungarian : mnCountOfHeimos (m for member, n typeof integer)\\
• [notation - Wikipedia]

Basics in (reduced) hungarian notation:

1st letter:

• m ... member
• p ... method parameter
• i ... interface parameter
• s ... static variable
• blank ... function scope

2nd letter:

• b ... boolean
• e ... enum
• n ... number (integer, long)
• r ... real (floating point, double)
• o ... object (also string)
• g ... generic

File notation (java/eclipse)

• clsXYZ ... Classe Files
• XYZ ... Class Files that contain the method //public static main(String args[])// and that are meant to be used to start the application
• itfXYZ ... Java Interface
• tstXYZ ... junit Test Cases
• tssXYZ ... junit Test Suites