Modifiers should be declared in the correct order (squid:ModifiersOrderCheck) Code smell Minor 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 }