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They do, and I think more unsettling is the fact that they are completely serious about doing these things. The widespread use of IDEs that autocomplete probably leads to a feeling of indifference ("I don't have to type it all anyway.")

Also related is the forced convention of requiring one directory nesting level per package name component, resulting in deeply-nested mostly-empty directories that have a tendency to easily exceed filesystem limits.

Here's another ridiculous class name found in different project (AspectJ):

http://aspectj.sourcearchive.com/documentation/1.6.5plus-pdf...



Really accurate methods names are a Good Thing, because you are less likely to be surprised at what they do.

AbstractProxyFactoryBeanInstanceSingletonCommand is not, because it is too abstract. Typing the name is not so bad though.




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