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@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ Coding Conventions
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 We generally follow the Sun/Oracle coding standards.
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 No tabs; use 4 spaces instead.
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 No trailing whitespaces.
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 No 80 column limit or midstatement newlines.
 
 Follow the above conventions if you want your pull requests accepted.