The use of unnecessary types makes the eye stumble, and inhibits the smooth reading of code. 

== Noncompliant Code Example

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public void doSomething() {

  <String>foo("blah");  // Noncompliant; <String> is inferred
}
public void <T> foo(T t) {
  // ...
}
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== Compliant Solution

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public void doSomething() {

  foo("blah");
}
public void <T> foo(T t) {
  // ...
}
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