1 Introduction

It is notoriously difficult to create a coding standard that satisfies all developers, let alone create one that is actually adhered to. Nonetheless, there is an ArtiSynth coding standard which all contributors are encouraged to follow.

The standard is similar in appearance to the coding rules provided by Sun, although it does differ slightly. For users of Eclipse, there is an code style file located in

 $ARTISYNTH_HOME/support/eclipse/artisynthCodeFormat.xml

that supports most of the conventions, though not all, as noted below.