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source codecan be written in a text editor such as Notepad (on Windows), emacs (on UNIX) or SimpleText (on Macintosh)added by: JK, source: Teach Yourself Java 2 in 21 Days, 2001-10-19 11:37:56.0
cannot always be made completely obvious without commentssource: Object Oriented Software Engineering by Lethbridge and Laganière, 2001-10-19 11:37:56.0
has definition Code that is written by a personadded by: DS, reference: Source 2, 2001-10-19 11:37:56.0
has part commentsource: Object Oriented Software Engineering by Lethbridge and Laganière, 2001-10-19 11:37:56.0
is a subtopic of How Java Works2001-10-19 11:37:56.0
is interpreted    source: Object Oriented Software Engineering by Lethbridge and Laganière, 2001-10-19 11:37:56.0
is stored in files ending with the .java suffix    source: Object Oriented Software Engineering by Lethbridge and Laganière, 2001-10-19 11:37:56.0
is a kind of codeadded by: JK, 2001-10-19 11:37:56.0
must be placed inside a class    source: Object Oriented Software Engineering by Lethbridge and Laganière, 2001-10-19 11:37:56.0
should be written in lines no longer than 80 characters so that readers do not have to scroll right, and so that the code always prints correctlysource: Object Oriented Software Engineering by Lethbridge and Laganière, 2001-10-19 11:37:56.0
should consist of between about 25% and 50% commentssource: Object Oriented Software Engineering by Lethbridge and Laganière, 2001-10-19 11:37:56.0
should use consistent code layout principlesource: Object Oriented Software Engineering by Lethbridge and Laganière, 2001-10-19 11:37:56.0