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NX: No mention of Sun Java Programming Style Guide

 
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There is no mention that Sun's Java Programming Style Standard is to be followed: does that give some leeway ( for example C style bracketing )?
 
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Hi Barry,
Under the old exams, it was an explicit item listed in the Marking Criteria. Namely the major section "General Considerations" (Total 58 marks (37%)) was made up of:
ease of use (23) - 15%
coding standards and readability (23) - 15%
clarity and maintainability (12) - 7%
In the new exam, I think you get 100 points (25%) for "General Considerations". Is this broken down into sub sections at all?
If they break down the point scheme, and coding standards is not in the list, then you may be OK to use C coding standards.
However if they do not break down the points, or they leave the some points allocated to a non specific area, then I think you would be safer to follow Sun's official standards, if for no other reason than the examiners would be used to taking marks off for non standard coding, so they may still take marks off.
Regards, Andrew
 
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Under the old exams, it was an explicit item listed in the Marking Criteria.


And even if it is not in the new exam, I would strongly recommend following Java Coding Conventions
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