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Java naming conventions

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- [Instructor] The first best practice we'll discuss is sticking to naming conventions. This makes Java code consistent. In one glance of an eye, you can see what you're dealing with if you do this right. And not just for you and future you, but also for other Java developers. They can easily understand what's going on by looking at codes that sticks to these naming conventions. The naming conventions in Java are a set of guidelines for naming variables, methods, classes and packages in Java. Let's go over the guidelines you should follow. Maybe most importantly, make sure to use meaningful and descriptive names for variables and methods. Don't call something "x" when you could also call it "number of cows". Try to avoid single-letter variable names altogether except for looping such as "i". Next up, make sure to use the camelCase notation for variables and methods. Next to being a convention, this also makes the…

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