The Java Language Specification recommends listing modifiers in the following order:
1. Annotations
2. public
3. protected
4. private
5. abstract
6. static
7. final
8. transient
9. volatile
10. synchronized
11. native
12. strictfp
Not following this convention has no technical impact, but will reduce the code's readability because most developers are used to the standard order.
Noncompliant Code Example
static public void main(String[] args) { // Noncompliant
}
Compliant Solution
public static void main(String[] args) { // Compliant
}