diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 84e032947..5ea3a7ac4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ under the License.
     <!-- System-wide properties -->
     <maven.version>3.6.3</maven.version>
     <java.version>21</java.version>
-    <jvm-ffm-flag>--enable-preview</jvm-ffm-flag>
+    <jvm-arguments>--enable-preview</jvm-arguments>
     <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
-    <argLine>-Xmx4g -Duser.language=en -Duser.country=US -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 ${jvm-ffm-flag}</argLine>
+    <argLine>-Xmx4g -Duser.language=en -Duser.country=US -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 ${jvm-arguments}</argLine>
     <charset.encoding>UTF-8</charset.encoding>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>${charset.encoding}</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.build.resourceEncoding>${charset.encoding}</project.build.resourceEncoding>
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ under the License.
           <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
           <configuration>
             <compilerArgs>
-              <arg>${jvm-ffm-flag}</arg>
+              <arg>${jvm-arguments}</arg>
             </compilerArgs>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ under the License.
             <show>public</show>
             <doclint>all,-missing</doclint>
             <additionalJOptions>
-              <additionalJOption>${jvm-ffm-flag}</additionalJOption>
+              <additionalJOption>${jvm-arguments}</additionalJOption>
             </additionalJOptions>
           </configuration>
           <executions>
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ under the License.
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>${maven-surefire-failsafe-plugins.version}</version>
           <configuration>
-            <argLine>${jvm-ffm-flag}</argLine>
+            <argLine>${jvm-arguments}</argLine>
             <trimStackTrace>false</trimStackTrace>
             <useManifestOnlyJar>false</useManifestOnlyJar>
             <redirectTestOutputToFile>true</redirectTestOutputToFile>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/DoublesSortedView.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/DoublesSortedView.java
index 1427f6279..47bad1c67 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/DoublesSortedView.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/DoublesSortedView.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public interface DoublesSortedView extends SortedView {
    * @return a discrete CDF array of m+1 double ranks (or cumulative probabilities) on the interval [0.0, 1.0].
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double[] getCDF(double[] splitPoints, QuantileSearchCriteria searchCrit) {
+  default double[] getCDF(final double[] splitPoints, final QuantileSearchCriteria searchCrit) {
     QuantilesUtil.checkDoublesSplitPointsOrder(splitPoints);
     final int len = splitPoints.length + 1;
     final double[] buckets = new double[len];
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ default double[] getCDF(double[] splitPoints, QuantileSearchCriteria searchCrit)
    * @return a PMF array of m+1 probability masses as doubles on the interval [0.0, 1.0].
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double[] getPMF(double[] splitPoints,  QuantileSearchCriteria searchCrit) {
+  default double[] getPMF(final double[] splitPoints,  final QuantileSearchCriteria searchCrit) {
     final double[] buckets = getCDF(splitPoints, searchCrit);
     final int len = buckets.length;
     for (int i = len; i-- > 1; ) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/FloatsSortedView.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/FloatsSortedView.java
index eec699d94..0667a6748 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/FloatsSortedView.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/FloatsSortedView.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public interface FloatsSortedView extends SortedView {
    * @return a discrete CDF array of m+1 double ranks (or cumulative probabilities) on the interval [0.0, 1.0].
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double[] getCDF(float[] splitPoints, QuantileSearchCriteria searchCrit) {
+  default double[] getCDF(final float[] splitPoints, final QuantileSearchCriteria searchCrit) {
     QuantilesUtil.checkFloatsSplitPointsOrder(splitPoints);
     final int len = splitPoints.length + 1;
     final double[] buckets = new double[len];
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ default double[] getCDF(float[] splitPoints, QuantileSearchCriteria searchCrit)
    * @return a PMF array of m+1 probability masses as doubles on the interval [0.0, 1.0].
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double[] getPMF(float[] splitPoints,  QuantileSearchCriteria searchCrit) {
+  default double[] getPMF(final float[] splitPoints, final QuantileSearchCriteria searchCrit) {
     final double[] buckets = getCDF(splitPoints, searchCrit);
     final int len = buckets.length;
     for (int i = len; i-- > 1; ) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/LongsSortedView.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/LongsSortedView.java
index e7e3521c7..eaeceeb92 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/LongsSortedView.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/LongsSortedView.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public interface LongsSortedView extends SortedView {
    * @return a discrete CDF array of m+1 double ranks (or cumulative probabilities) on the interval [0.0, 1.0].
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double[] getCDF(long[] splitPoints, QuantileSearchCriteria searchCrit) {
+  default double[] getCDF(final long[] splitPoints, final QuantileSearchCriteria searchCrit) {
     QuantilesUtil.checkLongsSplitPointsOrder(splitPoints);
     final int len = splitPoints.length + 1;
     final double[] buckets = new double[len];
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ default double[] getCDF(long[] splitPoints, QuantileSearchCriteria searchCrit) {
    * @return a PMF array of m+1 probability masses as doubles on the interval [0.0, 1.0].
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double[] getPMF(long[] splitPoints,  QuantileSearchCriteria searchCrit) {
+  default double[] getPMF(final long[] splitPoints, final QuantileSearchCriteria searchCrit) {
     final double[] buckets = getCDF(splitPoints, searchCrit);
     final int len = buckets.length;
     for (int i = len; i-- > 1; ) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/PartitioningFeature.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/PartitioningFeature.java
index 5672c2a02..82b293b3a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/PartitioningFeature.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/PartitioningFeature.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public interface PartitioningFeature<T> {
    *
    * @return an instance of {@link GenericPartitionBoundaries GenericPartitionBoundaries}.
    */
-  default GenericPartitionBoundaries<T> getPartitionBoundariesFromNumParts(int numEquallySizedParts) {
+  default GenericPartitionBoundaries<T> getPartitionBoundariesFromNumParts(final int numEquallySizedParts) {
     return getPartitionBoundariesFromNumParts(numEquallySizedParts, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ GenericPartitionBoundaries<T> getPartitionBoundariesFromNumParts(
    *
    * @return an instance of {@link GenericPartitionBoundaries GenericPartitionBoundaries}.
    */
-  default GenericPartitionBoundaries<T> getPartitionBoundariesFromPartSize(long nominalPartSizeItems) {
+  default GenericPartitionBoundaries<T> getPartitionBoundariesFromPartSize(final long nominalPartSizeItems) {
     return getPartitionBoundariesFromPartSize(nominalPartSizeItems, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/QuantilesDoublesAPI.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/QuantilesDoublesAPI.java
index 8c4f6620f..09cfd6071 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/QuantilesDoublesAPI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/QuantilesDoublesAPI.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public interface QuantilesDoublesAPI extends QuantilesAPI {
    * @return a discrete CDF array of m+1 double ranks (or cumulative probabilities) on the interval [0.0, 1.0].
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double[] getCDF(double[] splitPoints) {
+  default double[] getCDF(final double[] splitPoints) {
     return getCDF(splitPoints, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ default double[] getCDF(double[] splitPoints) {
    * @return a PMF array of m+1 probability masses as doubles on the interval [0.0, 1.0].
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double[] getPMF(double[] splitPoints) {
+  default double[] getPMF(final double[] splitPoints) {
     return getPMF(splitPoints, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ default double[] getPMF(double[] splitPoints) {
    * @return the approximate quantile given the normalized rank.
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double getQuantile(double rank) {
+  default double getQuantile(final double rank) {
     return getQuantile(rank, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ default double getQuantile(double rank) {
    * @return an array of quantiles corresponding to the given array of normalized ranks.
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double[] getQuantiles(double[] ranks) {
+  default double[] getQuantiles(final double[] ranks) {
     return getQuantiles(ranks, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ default double[] getQuantiles(double[] ranks) {
    * @return the normalized rank corresponding to the given quantile
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double getRank(double quantile) {
+  default double getRank(final double quantile) {
     return getRank(quantile, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ default double getRank(double quantile) {
    * @return an array of normalized ranks corresponding to the given array of quantiles.
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double[] getRanks(double[] quantiles) {
+  default double[] getRanks(final double[] quantiles) {
     return getRanks(quantiles, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/QuantilesFloatsAPI.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/QuantilesFloatsAPI.java
index 8b8a91bdd..2713e1b02 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/QuantilesFloatsAPI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/QuantilesFloatsAPI.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public interface QuantilesFloatsAPI extends QuantilesAPI {
    * @return a discrete CDF array of m+1 double ranks (or cumulative probabilities) on the interval [0.0, 1.0].
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double[] getCDF(float[] splitPoints) {
+  default double[] getCDF(final float[] splitPoints) {
     return getCDF(splitPoints, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ default double[] getCDF(float[] splitPoints) {
    * @return a PMF array of m+1 probability masses as doubles on the interval [0.0, 1.0].
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double[] getPMF(float[] splitPoints) {
+  default double[] getPMF(final float[] splitPoints) {
     return getPMF(splitPoints, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ default double[] getPMF(float[] splitPoints) {
    * @return the approximate quantile given the normalized rank.
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default float getQuantile(double rank) {
+  default float getQuantile(final double rank) {
     return getQuantile(rank, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ default float getQuantile(double rank) {
    * @return an array of quantiles corresponding to the given array of normalized ranks.
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default float[] getQuantiles(double[] ranks) {
+  default float[] getQuantiles(final double[] ranks) {
     return getQuantiles(ranks, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ default float[] getQuantiles(double[] ranks) {
    * @return the normalized rank corresponding to the given quantile.
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double getRank(float quantile) {
+  default double getRank(final float quantile) {
     return getRank(quantile, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ default double getRank(float quantile) {
    * @return an array of normalized ranks corresponding to the given array of quantiles.
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double[] getRanks(float[] quantiles) {
+  default double[] getRanks(final float[] quantiles) {
     return getRanks(quantiles, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/QuantilesGenericAPI.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/QuantilesGenericAPI.java
index c6a05ffa1..d1592e244 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/QuantilesGenericAPI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/QuantilesGenericAPI.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public interface QuantilesGenericAPI<T> extends QuantilesAPI, PartitioningFeatur
    * @return a discrete CDF array of m+1 double ranks (or cumulative probabilities) on the interval [0.0, 1.0].
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double[] getCDF(T[] splitPoints) {
+  default double[] getCDF(final T[] splitPoints) {
     return getCDF(splitPoints, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ default int getMaxPartitions() {
    * @return a PMF array of m+1 probability masses as doubles on the interval [0.0, 1.0].
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double[] getPMF(T[] splitPoints) {
+  default double[] getPMF(final T[] splitPoints) {
     return getPMF(splitPoints, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ default double[] getPMF(T[] splitPoints) {
    * @return the approximate quantile given the normalized rank.
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default T getQuantile(double rank) {
+  default T getQuantile(final double rank) {
     return getQuantile(rank, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ default T getQuantile(double rank) {
    * @return an array of quantiles corresponding to the given array of normalized ranks.
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default T[] getQuantiles(double[] ranks) {
+  default T[] getQuantiles(final double[] ranks) {
     return getQuantiles(ranks, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ default T[] getQuantiles(double[] ranks) {
    * @return the normalized rank corresponding to the given quantile.
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double getRank(T quantile) {
+  default double getRank(final T quantile) {
     return getRank(quantile, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ default double getRank(T quantile) {
    * @return an array of normalized ranks corresponding to the given array of quantiles.
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double[] getRanks(T[] quantiles) {
+  default double[] getRanks(final T[] quantiles) {
     return getRanks(quantiles, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/QuantilesLongsAPI.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/QuantilesLongsAPI.java
index fb1ca5817..51802df71 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/QuantilesLongsAPI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/quantilescommon/QuantilesLongsAPI.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public interface QuantilesLongsAPI extends QuantilesAPI {
    * @return a discrete CDF array of m+1 double ranks (or cumulative probabilities) on the interval [0.0, 1.0].
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double[] getCDF(long[] splitPoints) {
+  default double[] getCDF(final long[] splitPoints) {
     return getCDF(splitPoints, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ default double[] getCDF(long[] splitPoints) {
    * @return a PMF array of m+1 probability masses as doubles on the interval [0.0, 1.0].
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double[] getPMF(long[] splitPoints) {
+  default double[] getPMF(final long[] splitPoints) {
     return getPMF(splitPoints, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ default double[] getPMF(long[] splitPoints) {
    * @return the approximate quantile given the normalized rank.
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default long getQuantile(double rank) {
+  default long getQuantile(final double rank) {
     return getQuantile(rank, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ default long getQuantile(double rank) {
    * @return an array of quantiles corresponding to the given array of normalized ranks.
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default long[] getQuantiles(double[] ranks) {
+  default long[] getQuantiles(final double[] ranks) {
     return getQuantiles(ranks, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ default long[] getQuantiles(double[] ranks) {
    * @return the normalized rank corresponding to the given quantile
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double getRank(long quantile) {
+  default double getRank(final long quantile) {
     return getRank(quantile, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ default double getRank(long quantile) {
    * @return an array of normalized ranks corresponding to the given array of quantiles.
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sketch is empty.
    */
-  default double[] getRanks(long[] quantiles) {
+  default double[] getRanks(final long[] quantiles) {
     return getRanks(quantiles, INCLUSIVE);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/theta/ConcurrentSharedThetaSketch.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/theta/ConcurrentSharedThetaSketch.java
index cdc843f8b..1bbdcc12a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/theta/ConcurrentSharedThetaSketch.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/datasketches/theta/ConcurrentSharedThetaSketch.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ interface ConcurrentSharedThetaSketch extends MemoryStatus {
   long NOT_SINGLE_HASH = -1L;
   double MIN_ERROR = 0.0000001;
 
-  static long computeExactLimit(long k, double error) {
+  static long computeExactLimit(final long k, final double error) {
     return 2 * Math.min(k, (long) Math.ceil(1.0 / Math.pow(Math.max(error,MIN_ERROR), 2.0)));
   }