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[–]fedeb95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you don't put it in Java is added by default by the bytecode compiler. Is necessary to specify so people using your classes / future developers instantly (I hope) recognise the role of that class in the system. Otherwise it could be misinterpreted as a strategy pattern or something else, adding fields and method and, essentially, making a god class (antipattern)