<p>Before Java 8 if you needed to use multiple instances of the same annotation, they had to be wrapped in a container annotation. With Java 8, that's no longer necessary, allowing for cleaner, more readable code.</p>

<h2>Noncompliant Code Sample</h2>
<pre>
@SomeAnnotations({
@SomeAnnotation(..a..),
@SomeAnnotation(..b..),
@SomeAnnotation(..c..),
})
public class SomeClass {
...
}
</pre>

<h2>Compliant Solution</h2>
<pre>
@SomeAnnotation(..a..)
@SomeAnnotation(..b..)
@SomeAnnotation(..c..)
public class SomeClass {
...
}
</pre>