Rules Roundup nitpicking

[Dirk Schreckmann]

I just checked out the Rules Roundup for the first time today. Way cool! Thanks JavaRanch!
I do have a couple of nitpicks to share:

question #106
Is this legal?
public static void main(String [ ] fred)

In what context?

question #121
Does a final member variable have to be initialized at the time its declared?

"its" should be "it's"

[Marilyn de Queiroz]

question #106
Is this legal?

public static void main( String[ ] fred )

In what context?

I don't understand your question about the question. Is it legal or is it not legal to declare the main() method this way? What does context have to do with it?

"its" should be "it's"

You're absolutely correct!

[Dirk Schreckmann]

It is obvious that this is a method header. Perhaps this determination is the purpose of the question.
It would seem to me, though, that this is also the header for the main method in a Java application that could serve as the main entry point for the JVM to that application.
So, does "Is this legal?" mean:
"Is this legal as a method header?"
or
"Is this legal as the main entry point to an application?" (or similar wording)
Sure, in both cases the answer is the same. That's why I'm just calling it nitpicking.

[Dirk Schreckmann]

And since you're paying attention to this post, another nitpick:

Question # 328
TRUE or FALSE: in a try/catch construct, the catch blocks may be written in any order and the most narrow/specific catch argument is chosen at

Perhaps my display was cutting the question short and there were more words to follow - but it just looks like a small grammatical error to me.
As a side note: I'd be glad to run through the questions in the rules roundup and make any small grammatical/spelling changes - if you trusted me

[Marilyn de Queiroz]

Originally posted by Dirk Schreckmann:
It would seem to me, though, that this is also the header for the main method in a Java application that could serve as the main entry point for the JVM to that application.
So, does "Is this legal?" mean:
"Is this legal as a method header?"
or
"Is this legal as the main entry point to an application?" (or similar wording)
Sure, in both cases the answer is the same.

Yep. The answer is the same. And "fred" is just as legal as "args".

[Marilyn de Queiroz]

Originally posted by Dirk Schreckmann:
in a try/catch construct, the catch blocks may be written in any order and the most narrow/specific catch argument is chosen at

Perhaps my display was cutting the question short and there were more words to follow - but it just looks like a small grammatical error to me.

"in a try/catch construct, the catch blocks may be written in any order and the most narrow/specific catch argument is chosen at runtime."

Must've been your display.

[Marilyn de Queiroz]

Originally posted by Dirk Schreckmann:
I'd be glad to run through the questions in the rules roundup and make any small grammatical/spelling changes - if you trusted me

That's not my decision to make.