Question

I was wondering that can we start java class name with small letter for some special classes like any product name (facebook.java, apple.java, iPhone.java),

I know it is possible but will that cause any issues if these classes become part of any framework?

I have check some repositories on svn that are using classes that starts with small letters.

1. apache
2. openjdk

Thanks

Answer 1

It will not cause any technical problems, as uppercase classnames are purely a convention (and not one used to carry technical meaning). However, it will irritate developers who have to work with these classes.