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An automated tool can easily detect reuse of the set of names representing public classes or interfaces from the Java Standard Library.

Related Guidelines

The SEI CERT C Secure Coding Standard	PRE04-C. Do not reuse a standard header file name
The SEI CERT C++ Secure Coding Standard	VOID PRE04-CPP. Do not reuse a standard header file name

[Bloch 2005]	Puzzle 67, "All Strung Out"
[Bloch 2008]	Item 16, "Prefer Interfaces to Abstract Classes"
[FindBugs 2008]
[JLS 2005]	§6.3.2, "Obscured Declarations" §6.3.1, "Shadowing Declarations" §7.5.2, "Type-Import-on-Demand Declaration" §14.4.3, "Shadowing of Names by Local Variables"

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